Bell 47G3B1 N409RG
21 December 1974 · Auburn, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1974 at about 16:40 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N409RG was involved in an accident during in flight near Auburn, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N409RG
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Elk Grove, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4221
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOW LVL FLT IN FOG.ACFT NOT IFR EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1974 | Bell 47G3B1 | Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States | Barnett Helico | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1974 | Bell 47G3B1 | Joshua Tree, California, United States | Landells Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1974 | Bell 47G3B1 | Wells, Nevada, United States | Reeder Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1974 | Bell 47G3B1 | Soda Sprngs, California, United States | United Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1974 | Bell 47G3B1 | Lima, Montana, United States | Johnson Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1974 | Bell 47G3B1 | Chelan, Washington, United States | Cascade Helico | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |