Bell 47G3B N73208
1 July 1966 · Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1966 at about 09:49 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N73208, operated by Halvorson-Lent, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N73208
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Halvorson-Lent
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0585
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
OVERLOAD FOR EXIST CONDITS.LOST RTR RPM, SETTLED.DELAYED RELEASE SLING LOAD.T/R STRUCK CANYON WALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1966 | Bell 47G3B | Vincent Calif, California, United States | Western Helico | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Durango Colo, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Keo Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Edina Minn, Minnesota, United States | Omniflight HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Bridgman Mich, Michigan, United States | Air Florida In | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Durango Colo, Colorado, United States | Sky Hook Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |