Bell 47G3B1 N73935
14 June 1971 · Bishop, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1971 at about 08:45 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73935, operated by James Marcus H, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bishop, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bishop, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73935
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Marcus H
- 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
- 3-2130
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PWR LOSS DUE TO LOOSE ATTACH BOLTS THAT HOLD TRANSITION UNIT TO SUPERCHRGR.A/C TOO LOW TO RCVR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hollomn Afb, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Avia | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Pacoima, California, United States | La Co Fire DEP | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Legrande, Oregon, United States | Bill Knight | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bharatpur, Other-Foreign Countries | Arizona Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Roberts Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Runing Spgs, California, United States | National Helic | 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 | - |