Bell 47G3 N73913
14 September 1965 · South Fork Colo, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 September 1965 at about 09:00 local time, a Bell 47G3 registered N73913, operated by Sky Hook Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near South Fork Colo, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Fork Colo, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3
- Registration
- N73913
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Hook Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0608
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
POWER LOSS WHILE CARRYING UTILITY POLE ON SLING MISC-SLING RELEASE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNDETERMIND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G3 | Lagrande Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G3 | Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States | Internatl Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1964 | Bell 47G3 | Elk River Id, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1964 | Bell 47G3 | Stevensville Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1964 | Bell 47G3 | Yack Flats Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G3 | Manson Wash, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |