Bell 47G-2A N88AR
11 August 1974 · Mercer Isl, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1974 at about 13:46 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N88AR, operated by Alpine Aero le, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mercer Isl, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mercer Isl, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N88AR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alpine Aero le
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Seattle, Wash → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4069
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
T/R GR BOX SEPARATED FOR UNDET REASON.SANK IN LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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