Bell 47G-3B N73940
24 May 1974 · North Powder, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1974 at about 10:30 local time, a Bell 47G-3B registered N73940, operated by Rambling Rotor, was involved in an accident during in flight near North Powder, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Powder, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B
- Registration
- N73940
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rambling Rotor
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2163
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ATMTNG CLEAN-UP PASS.ACFT IN TIGHT TURN.DA ABT 5000FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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