Bell 47D-1 N8271E
28 July 1980 · Rantoul, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1980 at about 16:15 local time, a Bell 47D-1 registered N8271E, operated by M.e. Igoe, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rantoul, Illinois, 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rantoul, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D-1
- Registration
- N8271E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- M.e. Igoe
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-1689
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.
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| 27 Mar 1980 | Bell 47G-5A | Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
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| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |