Bell 47G-5 N4101G
5 June 1972 · Freehold, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1972 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N4101G, operated by Buckeye Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Freehold, New Jersey, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freehold, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N4101G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Buckeye Helico
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Turkey Swamp Park, Nj → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2008
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
PUSH ROD BENT, NR 1 CYL EXHAUST VALVE STUCK. HIT TREES LDG ON ROAD. SURVEYING FOREST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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