Bell 47G3B1 N7829S
17 August 1970 · Kernville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1970 at about 13:15 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N7829S, operated by United Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kernville, California, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kernville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N7829S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- United Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rodeo Meadows → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4482
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
SLING LOADING WATER TO FIRE ON MT SIDE. TURBOCHARGER IMPELLER FAILED AT CRITICAL LDG APCH POSITION
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 | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Cove, Oregon, United States | Rambling Rotor | 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 |