Bell 47G3B1 N512YP
16 September 1979 · Beaver, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1979 at about 17:35 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N512YP, operated by BCI Geonetics, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Beaver, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaver, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N512YP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- BCI Geonetics
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Puffer Lake, Ut → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3438
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | District of Co | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Rico, Colorado, United States | Aerial Spotter | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Mina, Nevada, United States | Palm Springs A | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Newhall, California, United States | West Hel.inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Emigrant, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Torrey, Utah, United States | B.c.i.geonetic | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |