Bell 47K N2886
22 May 1976 · West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 May 1976 at about 11:50 local time, a Bell 47K registered N2886, operated by RI DIV of Aero, was involved in an accident during in flight near West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47K
- Registration
- N2886
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RI DIV of Aero
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Warwick, Ri → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0999
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
FATIGUE FAILURE OF RT ELEVATOR TUBULAR SPAR, ELEVATOR STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |