Bell 47D1 N7735
24 October 1971 · Carrollton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N7735, operated by UTL Aeronautic, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Carrollton, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carrollton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Addison
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N7735
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- UTL Aeronautic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3289
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
M/R BLDS FLEXED DN ON LDG, CUT TAIL BOOM OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |