Bell 47G2 N5196B
21 May 1965 · Delta Junc Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1965 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 47G2 registered N5196B, operated by Merric Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Delta Junc Alas, Alaska, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta Junc Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Delta Junction
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2
- Registration
- N5196B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merric Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0368
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
PILOT HOVERED HELICOPTER NEAR KNOWN OBSTRUCTION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G2 | Flaxman Afb Alas, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G2 | San Carlos Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G2 | Marsh Island la, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1965 | Bell 47G2 | Port Moller Alas, Alaska, United States | ERA Heli Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1965 | Bell 47G2 | Laurel Md, Maryland, United States | Chesapeake & P | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G2 | Chino Calif, California, United States | Pomona Equipme | 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 | - |