Bell 47H-1 N42403
13 December 1983 · Paradise, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 47H-1 registered N42403 was involved in an accident near Paradise, California, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paradise, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paradise (Q88)
- Coordinates
- 39.7393, -121.6106
- Aircraft
- Bell 47H-1
- Registration
- N42403
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA104
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
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF NEAR THE NORTH END OF RWY 17 WHILE ON AN EASTENLY HEADING. AFTER LIFT-OFF, IT TURNED RIGHT, AS IF TO PROCEED DOWN THE RWY. AFTER RISING TO ABOUT 5 FT AGL, IT SETTLED & CONTACTED THE RWY, ROSE AGAIN, THEN TILTED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK 2 PARKED ACFT, THEN CRASHED & BURNED. THE PLT WAS THROWN FROM THE ACFT, BUT THE FIRE SPREAD IN HIS DIRECTION & HE WAS BURNED. AN INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE PLT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND REPORTEDLY, HE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Aug 1983 | Bell 47G-3B | Paxton, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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