Bell 47G3 N4419E
8 April 1978 · Tuluksak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1978 at about 12:10 local time, a Bell 47G3 registered N4419E was involved in an accident during in flight near Tuluksak, Alaska, 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 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuluksak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3
- Registration
- N4419E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bethel, Ak → Kalskag, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0819
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
LOSS OF TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILROTOR GEARBOX-ASSEMBLY NOT LOCATED-MODE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1978 | Bell 47G3 | Grissettown, North Carolina, United States | Interior Depar | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G3 | Palatka, Florida, United States | MK Spray Copte | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Bell 47G3 | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | Interior Depar | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1983 | Bell 47G3-B1 | Devils Tower, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1984 | Bell 47G3-B1 | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1971 | Bell 47G3 | Touchet, Washington, United States | Ronald A Richm | 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 |