Bell 47G-2 N1657
6 August 1970 · Manson, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1970 at about 08:45 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N1657, operated by Cascade, Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Manson, Washington, 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 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manson, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N1657
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cascade, Helico
- 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
- 3-3425
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
AFT FLT DOWNSLOPE, LOST CTL AT LO ALT OVR TREES DURG R TURN TO FOLLOW FIRE BREAK.DNS ALT ABT 7500FT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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