Bell 47G3B1 N1335X

Summary

On 26 July 1969 at about 15:07 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1335X was involved in an accident during in flight near Hope, Canada. 2 people were on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 July 1969 at 15:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Hope, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G3B1

Registration

N1335X

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Fire Control Related Flight

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Z → Z

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

6-0087

3 people died.

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

PLT VISION OF GLIDER OBSCRD BY MTN UNTIL IMPACT.HIT CF-VEQ, GLIDER DSTRYD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.