Bell 47G3 N49882
24 April 1979 · Palatka, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1979 at about 06:00 local time, a Bell 47G3 registered N49882, operated by MK Spray Copte, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palatka, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palatka, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3
- Registration
- N49882
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MK Spray Copte
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hastings, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2092
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
FAILURE OF ROTOR BLADES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1978 | Bell 47G3 | Grissettown, North Carolina, United States | Interior Depar | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1978 | Bell 47G3 | Tuluksak, Alaska, United States | - | No 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 | - |
| 18 Feb 1986 | Bell 47G3 B-2 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |