Bell 47G-5 N1420
15 July 1971 · Placerville, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1971 at about 07:30 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N1420, operated by Ross Zeller, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Placerville, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Placerville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N1420
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ross Zeller
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Plumber Ridge, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2578
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 BECAME LOST NAVIGATING AT LOW ALT, EXHSTD FUEL, ALT TOO LOW FOR PROPER RCVRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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