Bell 47D N586T
25 June 1977 · Oswego, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1977 at about 12:30 local time, a Bell 47D registered N586T, operated by AG Rotor, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Oswego, South 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oswego, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Loading Site
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D
- Registration
- N586T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AG Rotor, Inc
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2435
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
TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WIRE.COMPLETE TAIL ROTOR AND GEARBOX SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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