Bell 47G-2 N6711D
22 July 1972 · Pinewood, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1972 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6711D, operated by AG Rotor, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Pinewood, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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
- Pinewood, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N6711D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AG Rotor, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2524
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TAIL ROTOR CABLE SEPARATED. R SKID DUG INTO SOFTGRND ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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