Bell 47G3B1 N8529F
23 July 1969 · Stirling Cy, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1969 at about 18:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N8529F, operated by Keeairco, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Stirling Cy, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stirling Cy, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N8529F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Keeairco
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3595
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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
OXIDATION, COKE BUILD UP IN TURBINE WHEEL CAUSED METAL FATIGUE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Tularosa, New Mexico, United States | Page Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bishop, California, United States | SO Calif Ediso | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hope, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Dec 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hamiltn Afb, California, United States | United Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hemingford, Nebraska, United States | Ralph Uhklen | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bingham, New Mexico, United States | Page Aircraft | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |