Bell 47G-3B1 N90543
23 September 1984 · Miss.pal.st.pk, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1984 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 47G-3B1 registered N90543 was involved in an accident near Miss.pal.st.pk, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miss.pal.st.pk, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.0903, -90.1309
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B1
- Registration
- N90543
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Savanna → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA401
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER APRX 2 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION INTO TREES AS NO SUITABLE LANDING AREA WAS AVAILABLE. THE 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD STATED THE PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY BEFORE TAKEOFF. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS WHEN EXAMINED BY MECHANICS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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