Bell 47G-2 N2495B
18 August 1971 · Laporte, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1971 at about 14:05 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N2495B, operated by G/C Helicopter, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Laporte, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laporte, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N2495B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- G/C Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3093
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
BLD GRIP RTNNG BOLT FAILED AT 759HRS, LIFE LMT 600HRS.T/R SEPTD, M/R BLDS HIT AUTO, L TNK EXPLDD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |