Bell 47G-5 N7979J
25 May 1972 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1972 at about 22:30 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N7979J, operated by Detroit Police, was involved in an accident during in flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 2 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N7979J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Detroit Police
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1897
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
T/R SYS FAILED DUE OMISSION OF RETAINING NUT ON PITCH CHNG MECHANISM. HAD TO AVOID PARKED ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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