Bell 47-D1 N908B
2 July 1977 · Berlin, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1977 at about 09:00 local time, a Bell 47-D1 registered N908B, operated by Ward Secarstro, was involved in an accident during in flight near Berlin, Georgia, 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Berlin, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-D1
- Registration
- N908B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ward Secarstro
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2568
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
SIMPLEX P/N3630224 FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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