Bell 47G3B1 N73963
19 March 1966 · Oshkosh Wis, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1966 at about 10:06 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73963, operated by Omni Flight HE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Oshkosh Wis, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh Wis, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winnebago County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73963
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Omni Flight HE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0361
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PIVOT BOLT, WHICH ATTACHES FORE AND AFT CYCLIC LEVER ASSEMBLY TO SUPPORT BRACKET, MISSING, NOT FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Yachats Oreg, Oregon, United States | U.s.dept.inter | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Holloman Ab N Mex, New Mexico, United States | Page Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Livingston Mont, Montana, United States | Mountain West | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Luna N Mex, New Mexico, United States | Arizona Helico | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Lincoln Mont, Montana, United States | Murray L Duffy | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |