Bell 47G-2A N73227
17 June 1969 · Fort Myers, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1969 at about 15:45 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N73227, operated by Crescent Airwa, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Myers, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N73227
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Crescent Airwa
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2445
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
APRXLY 300 LBS OF DUST IN HOPPERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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