Bell 47G3B1 N73940
3 May 1970 · Cove, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1970 at about 08:00 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73940, operated by Rambling Rotor, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cove, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cove, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73940
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rambling Rotor
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1710
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
LOCKPLATE P/N402932-6 FOUND UNSCREWED.ASSY APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED DURG OVERHAUL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Holloman Ab, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Avia | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Colville, Washington, United States | Intermountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Kernville, California, United States | United Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Grant Cove, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Diablo, Washington, United States | Alpine Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Page, Arizona, United States | Bur.of Reclama | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |