Bell 47J N2897B
10 August 1971 · Elkhart, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1971 at about 10:50 local time, a Bell 47J registered N2897B, operated by Interamerican, was involved in an accident during in flight near Elkhart, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhart, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N2897B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Interamerican
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grapeland, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3002
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
SPRAYING PEANUTS.WIND GUSTING 20K.ENCTRD GUST, SKIDS CAUGHT ON PEANUT VINES, PLT LOST CTL OF COPTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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