Bell 47D1 N903B
21 August 1971 · Bellwood, Nebraska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1971 at about 19:59 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N903B, operated by Loran Schmit, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bellwood, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bellwood, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N903B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Loran Schmit
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3087
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Alvin, Texas, United States | Texas Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Long Beach, California, United States | Bell Flying SC | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Bloomdale, Ohio, United States | Buckeye Helico | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Milton, Florida, United States | Helicop, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Carrollton, Texas, United States | UTL Aeronautic | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Perry, Missouri, United States | Lester Cook | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |