Bell 47G3B2 N590P
5 October 1971 · Idaho Sprngs, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1971 at about 09:05 local time, a Bell 47G3B2 registered N590P, operated by Public Service, was involved in an accident during in flight near Idaho Sprngs, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Idaho Sprngs, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B2
- Registration
- N590P
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Public Service
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3259
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
OBSERVER DID NOT CALL OUT CABLE CROSS-OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G3B2 | Pacoima, California, United States | La Co Fire DEP | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G3B2 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | RW Calhoun JR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G3B2 | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | Buffalo Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G3B2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Texas Gulf SUL | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1972 | Bell 47G3B2 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G3B2 | Spokane, Washington, United States | Skyranch Aviat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |