Bell 47J2 N73922
13 August 1965 · Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1965 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47J2 registered N73922, operated by Arctic Air SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2
- Registration
- N73922
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arctic Air SER
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0620
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 8/14/65 PILOT-MISJUDGED WEATHER, ENTERED FOG, LOST CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47J2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 28 Mar 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Mass Heli A.l. | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |