Bell 47G-2 N1774
31 January 1970 · South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 January 1970 at about 12:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N1774, operated by New England HE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N1774
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- New England HE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charlemont, Mass → W Springfield, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0666
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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
SHELBY CONVERSION.RAN OUT OF AFT CYCLIC.HIT GRNDNOSE LOW ATTITUDE.EXCEEDED FORWARD CG.NEAR GWT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |