Bell 47G3 N6092
20 December 1975 · Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1975 at about 15:50 local time, a Bell 47G3 registered N6092, operated by Interior Depar, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3
- Registration
- N6092
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Interior Depar
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ridgeland, Sc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3762
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
DID NOT STOP FORWARD MOTION PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON FLOATS. ACFT ROCKED, ROTORBLADES HIT TAILBOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1978 | Bell 47G3 | Grissettown, North Carolina, United States | Interior Depar | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1978 | Bell 47G3 | Tuluksak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1971 | Bell 47G3 | Touchet, Washington, United States | Ronald A Richm | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G3 | Palatka, Florida, United States | MK Spray Copte | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1971 | Bell 47G3 | Tracy, California, United States | Agrico Flight | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1970 | Bell 47G3 | Jordan, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |