Bell 47D1 N3109G
6 March 1976 · Enterprise, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1976 at about 13:45 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N3109G, operated by MAX Short, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Enterprise, Alabama, United States. 5 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 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Enterprise, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N3109G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MAX Short
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0521
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
ACFT OPERATING FROM SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT COLLIDED WITH CURB DRG AIR TAXI FOR TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1976 | Bell 47D1 | South Bay, Florida, United States | Allied Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1976 | Bell 47D1 | Vanceville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1976 | Bell 47D1 | Johnstown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1976 | Bell 47D1 | Brewster, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1976 | Bell 47D1 | Zion Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | Ag-Rotors Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1976 | Bell 47D1 | Centre, Alabama, United States | F&F Helicopter | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |