Bell 47J2A N1141W
8 October 1964 · Bodega Bay Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1964 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 47J2A registered N1141W, operated by National Helic, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bodega Bay Calif, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bodega Bay Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shell Co.heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2A
- Registration
- N1141W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- National Helic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1033
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
ERRONEOUS ROTOR TACHOMETER DURING AUTOROTATION. ROTORCFT-FAILURE MAIN ROTOR DRIVING FLANGE SCREWS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47J2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1965 | Bell 47J2A | Lihue Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Kauai Helicopt | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1966 | Bell 47J2A | Tahoe Vally Calif, California, United States | Progressive AV | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1972 | Bell 47J2A | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Chevron Oil Co | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1975 | Bell 47J2A | Branson, Missouri, United States | BUD Michaelson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1977 | Bell 47J2A | Matecombe Key, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1977 | Bell 47J2A | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |