Bell 47G-4A N4012G
2 September 1971 · Norwood, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1971 at about 07:30 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N4012G, operated by E.w.wiggins AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Norwood, Massachusetts, 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 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Norwood
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N4012G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- E.w.wiggins AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Bridgeport, Conn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3253
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
PICKED HEL UP TO A HOVER, T/R HIT M/R BLDS OF BELL HEL N1185W, S DMG, PLT LOST DRCTNL CTL, HIT HANGAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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