Bell 47G3B1 N73212
9 May 1974 · Lone Pine, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 May 1974 at about 14:11 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73212, operated by Western Heli., was involved in an accident during static near Lone Pine, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lone Pine, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Heli.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Bishop, Calif → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3046
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
PARKED ON MT RIDGE-ENGINE RUNNING.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE ASSY YOKE BROKE.P/N47-640-006-5.REASON UNDET.
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 | - |