Bell 47G2A1 N73997
12 September 1966 · Vici Okla, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1966 at about 10:15 local time, a Bell 47G2A1 registered N73997, operated by Leamon Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Vici Okla, Oklahoma, United States. 3 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 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vici Okla, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A1
- Registration
- N73997
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leamon Flying
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0903
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
X-WIND TAKEOFF.USED 1/2 AVAILABLE TAKEOFF AREA, LOST ROTOR RPM ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2A1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G2A1 | New Bethlehem Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Diamond Fuel C | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1966 | Bell 47G2A1 | St.marys Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Diamond Fuel C | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G2A1 | Westport Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1968 | Bell 47G2A1 | Haines City, Florida, United States | Waverly Grower | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1964 | Bell 47G2A1 | Bridgeton Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G2A1 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Leamon Flying | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |