Bell 47G5 N8557F
17 December 1971 · McFarland, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1971 at about 05:30 local time, a Bell 47G5 registered N8557F, operated by A and K Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near McFarland, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McFarland, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G5
- Registration
- N8557F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A and K Helico
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3352
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
PLT ENCTRD GND FOG, LGTS RFLCTD OFF FOG DISORIENTED PLT, HEL CRASHED INTO TREES.FLT FOR FROST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1971 | Bell 47G5 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Corvallis Aero | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Bell 47G5 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | St Louis Co PO | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1971 | Bell 47G5 | Glendale, California, United States | City of Los AN | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1971 | Bell 47G5 | Glendale, California, United States | City of Los AN | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Bell 47G5 | Imperial, California, United States | Universal Heli | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G5 | Brawley, California, United States | Universal Heli | 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 | - |