Bell 47GB31 N8505F
5 December 1974 · Freer, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1974 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47GB31 registered N8505F, operated by Barnett Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Freer, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freer, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47GB31
- Registration
- N8505F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Barnett Helico
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3821
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
T/R BLADE HIT GRND WHILE HERDING CATTLE.T/R DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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