Bell 47G3B1 N73288

6 February 1978 · No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 February 1978 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73288, operated by Aerial Spotter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 6 February 1978 at 15:00
Classification: Accident
Location: No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
Registration: N73288
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Aerial Spotter
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Fish Spotting
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: Fishing Boat → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0354

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

PLT THOUGHT ALL TIE DOWNS WERE LOOSE. GUSTING TO20K. CRASHED AT 13 DEG N,93 DEG W.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0354, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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