Bell OH-13G N9790
21 June 1974 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 June 1974 at about 15:44 local time, a Bell OH-13G registered N9790, operated by Seattle Police, was involved in an accident during in flight near Seattle, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boeing Field Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell OH-13G
- Registration
- N9790
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Seattle Police
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2456
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 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
FLOAT EQUPD. PLT FAILD TO COMMNCT WTH TWR AFTR INTL CNTCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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