Bell 47D1 N225B

2 February 1966 · Broqueville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 2 February 1966 at about 12:30 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N225B, operated by Agrotors Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Broqueville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 2 February 1966 at 12:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Broqueville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 47D1
Registration: N225B
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Agrotors Inc.
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 2-0020

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	1	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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK GROUND. MISC-RIGHT LANDING SKID FROZEN IN SNOW AT LIFTOFF

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 2-0020, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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