Bell 47G-5 N94458
7 July 1986 · Elrosa, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 July 1986 at about 13:12 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N94458, operated by Dennis Claire, was involved in an accident near Elrosa, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elrosa, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.5594, -94.9501
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N94458
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dennis Claire
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Rosa → Paynesville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FER13
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
THE HELICOPTER WAS SEEN FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE BY WITNESSES AND APPEARED TO BE FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND SOUNDED NORMAL. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, 180 DEGREES FROM IT'S OBSERVED FLIGHT PATH. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACTUAL CRASH AND THE HELICOPTER, DUE TO THE TERRAIN AND SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE, WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1986 | Cessna 152 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Crystal Shamrock Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Robinson R22A | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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