Bell 47G3B1 N73978
13 August 1971 · Minturn, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1971 at about 10:10 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73978, operated by Sky Chopper, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Minturn, Colorado, United States. 3 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 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minturn, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73978
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Chopper
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Mo Lake 3 → Mo Lake 1
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ATMTD TKOF AT NEAR GROSS WT, DENSITY ALT 13000FT.LOST RPM, HIT EMBANKMENT, ROLLED OVR TO INVERTED POS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hollomn Afb, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Avia | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Pacoima, California, United States | La Co Fire DEP | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bishop, California, United States | James Marcus H | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Legrande, Oregon, United States | Bill Knight | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bharatpur, Other-Foreign Countries | Arizona Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G3B1 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Roberts Aircra | 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 | - |