Bell 47G-2 N7766
4 February 1970 · Sherwood, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1970 at about 12:35 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N7766 was involved in an accident during in flight near Sherwood, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sherwood, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N7766
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- N Little Rock, Ark → N Little Rock, Ark
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0538
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |