Bell 47G2 N8421E
12 January 1971 · Belle Glade, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 1971 at about 18:00 local time, a Bell 47G2 registered N8421E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Belle Glade, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Glade, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2
- Registration
- N8421E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0548
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING AUTO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Franklin, Minnesota, United States | Lyle R Witte | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Eatonville, Washington, United States | Helicopter SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Wayland, Missouri, United States | Midwest Rotor | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Cascade Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Branchville, New Jersey, United States | Billy JO Harve | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Manistee, Michigan, United States | Michigan Depar | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |