Bell 47D1 N68632
27 May 1971 · Bloomdale, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1971 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N68632, operated by Buckeye Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bloomdale, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomdale, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N68632
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Buckeye Helico
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NR 5 CYL EXH VALVE FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1971 | Bell 47D1 | Bellwood, Nebraska, United States | Loran Schmit | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
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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 | - |