Bell 47G-2 N988B
2 July 1975 · Napa, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1975 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N988B, operated by North Coast HE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Napa, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Napa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Napa Arpt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N988B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North Coast HE
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2066
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
IMPROPERLY MACHINED T/R HUB BOLT FAILED. BLADE SEPARATED FROM ROTOR YOKE. PN 47-641-052-3.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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