Bell 47G-2 N6729D
18 April 1969 · Red Wing, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1969 at about 10:50 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6729D, operated by Lakeline Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Wing, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N6729D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lakeline Helic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0859
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
PLT APPLIED EXCESSIVE COLLECTIVE PITCH IN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL ACFT ON GRND.ACFT FLEW AHEAD INTO SHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |