Bell 47J2 N73215
28 March 1965 · Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 March 1965 at about 14:43 local time, a Bell 47J2 registered N73215, operated by Mass Heli A.l., was involved in an accident during in flight near Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Int L
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2
- Registration
- N73215
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mass Heli A.l.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0282
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 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
SIMILAR FAILURE DOCKET 2-0990 1964
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Grand Forks N Dak, North Dakota, United States | Panhandle Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Willits Calif, California, United States | Rick Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1966 | Bell 47J2 | Torrance Calif, California, United States | Helicabs Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |