Bell 47-G3B N4079G
31 July 1971 · Mt Vernon, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 July 1971 at about 09:35 local time, a Bell 47-G3B registered N4079G, operated by Henderson Avia, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mt Vernon, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt Vernon, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-G3B
- Registration
- N4079G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Henderson Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- John Day, Oreg → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2716
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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
ACFT CRASHED ON WOODED HILLSIDE.L FUEL TNK EXPLODED ON IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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