Bell 47G3B N73209
25 June 1964 · Sodus Mich, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1964 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N73209 was involved in an accident during in flight near Sodus Mich, Michigan, United States. One person was 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
- Sodus Mich, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N73209
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0219
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
MISC-SPRAY DUMP VALVE OPENED FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1964 | Bell 47G3B | Muldoon Id, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1964 | Bell 47G3B | Sheridan Wy, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1964 | Bell 47G3B | Sodus Mich, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G3B | Reserve N Mex, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G3B | Lake City Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G3B | Montague Calif, California, United States | - | No 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 | - |