Bell 47D1 N4116A
26 August 1978 · Summerville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1978 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N4116A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Summerville, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Locklair Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N4116A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3010
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
PLT STATED RPM LOSS DUE IMP CONTROL INPUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Riverside, California, United States | Riverside Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Castroville, California, United States | Shannon Crop | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Hartwell, Georgia, United States | Southern Helic | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1977 | Bell 47D1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1977 | Bell 47D1 | Ozark, Alabama, United States | Blackwell Air | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1979 | Bell 47D1 | Pearl City, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii PAC HEL | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |