Bell 47G N979B
12 October 1966 · Tonasket Wash, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1966 at about 07:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N979B, operated by A.e.lockwood, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tonasket Wash, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tonasket Wash, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tonasket
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N979B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A.e.lockwood
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
T/R HUB ASSY BOLT P/N 47-641-052-3 FAILED-T/R BLADE SEPARATED FROM ASSY.LANDED W/O FURTHER DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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