Bell 47G-2A N116SP
12 March 1975 · Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1975 at about 11:15 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N116SP, operated by Department of, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Cloud Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N116SP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Department of
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → St Paul, Mn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0649
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
TAIL ROTOR STRIKE INDICATOR TAB SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IMPACTING DIRT PRIOR TO SEPN.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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