Bell 47G-4A N4002G
20 January 1979 · Falfurrias, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1979 at about 10:15 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N4002G was involved in an accident during in flight near Falfurrias, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falfurrias, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N4002G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1699
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
HERDING CATTLE.WND GUSTING 40 KT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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