Bell 47G N2220W

Summary

On 20 September 1979 at about 12:15 local time, a Bell 47G registered N2220W, operated by Yellow Bird, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Deming, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 September 1979 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Deming, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G

Registration

N2220W

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Yellow Bird, In

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Deming, Nm → Las Cruces, Nm

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3956

1 person died.

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

ACFT DSNDD & HIT GND AFTER PLT PULLED UP TO AVOID PWR LINES APRX 75FT AGL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.