Bell 47G N970B
27 September 1964 · Bakersfield Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1964 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N970B was involved in an accident during in flight near Bakersfield Calif, California, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bakersfield Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N970B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0779
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FATIGUE FAILURE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM BOLT NO3 CYL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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