Bell 47G-5A N2991W
22 March 1994 · Wisconsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 March 1994 at about 21:40 local time, a Bell 47G-5A registered N2991W, operated by Ruterbories, Caryl J., was involved in an accident near Wisconsin Rpds, Wisconsin, 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 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wisconsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.3392, -89.7309
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5A
- Registration
- N2991W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ruterbories, Caryl J.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wis. Rapids → Mason City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94FA330
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 ACCIDENT HELICOPTER DEPARTED WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN, IN VFR CONDITIONS, ON MARCH 22, 1994, AND DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF MASON CITY, IOWA. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED ON MARCH 24, 1994, AND THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND BY HUNTERS ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1994, IN A WOODED AREA, APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES WEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES IN THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME. POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE- EXISTING ANOMALIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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