Bell 47G2A1 N73997
19 March 1969 · Kansas City, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 March 1969 at about 11:20 local time, a Bell 47G2A1 registered N73997, operated by Leamon Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground, and 1 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairfax
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A1
- Registration
- N73997
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leamon Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0154
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
GRND CTLR FAILED TO INSTR N73997 TO CTC LOCAL CTLR FOR TFC ADVY.CTLRS UNAWARE OF CONFLICTING TFC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1969 | Bell 47G2A1 | Dunbar, Pennsylvania, United States | Campbell Air S | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1968 | Bell 47G2A1 | Haines City, Florida, United States | Waverly Grower | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1971 | Bell 47G2A1 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | Copter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G2A1 | Bellwood, Illinois, United States | Chicago Helico | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G2A1 | New Bethlehem Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Diamond Fuel C | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1972 | Bell 47G2A1 | Batavia, New York, United States | Chesapeake & P | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |