Bell 47J2 N8438E
6 June 1965 · Willits Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1965 at about 06:45 local time, a Bell 47J2 registered N8438E, operated by Rick Helicopte, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Willits Calif, California, 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 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willits Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2
- Registration
- N8438E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rick Helicopte
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0561
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
TAIL ROTOR STRUCK MARKER STAKE DURING HOVER TAXI-MARKER STAKE NOT FOUND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 28 Mar 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Mass Heli A.l. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jun 1966 | Bell 47J2 | Torrance Calif, California, United States | Helicabs Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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