Bell 47-G2A N73284
23 September 1972 · Selah Wash, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 1972 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 47-G2A registered N73284, operated by Helicptr Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Selah Wash, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selah Wash, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-G2A
- Registration
- N73284
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicptr Serv
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Yakima Wash → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2627
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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