Bell 47G3B N8468E
8 September 1971 · Brentwood, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1971 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N8468E, operated by Calicopters, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brentwood, California, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brentwood, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N8468E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Calicopters, In
- 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
- 3-3250
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
ONE M/R STABILIZER BAR SEPRTD IN FLT, CAUSED SVR VBRTN. CRASH LNDD IN ORCHARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1971 | Bell 47G3B | Days Creek, Oregon, United States | Western Helico | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G3B | Selma, Oregon, United States | Western Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1971 | Bell 47G3B | La Verne, California, United States | Western Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1970 | Bell 47G3B | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Pine Belt Held | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Bell 47G3B | Orofino, Idaho, United States | Versatile Heli | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1967 | Bell 47G3B | Big Meadows, California, United States | Calicopters, In | 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 | - |