Bell 47D1 N117B
2 May 1966 · Wassila Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1966 at about 12:45 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N117B, operated by Fowler and Son, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wassila Alas, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wassila Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goose Bay Airstrp
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N117B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fowler and Son
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0240
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
TUNDRA BOARDS INSTALLED ON SKIDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1966 | Bell 47D1 | Shelby Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1966 | Bell 47D1 | Peach Glen Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | AG Rotors Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1966 | Bell 47D1 | Hyattville Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Interstate HEL | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1966 | Bell 47D1 | Powell Tenn, Tennessee, United States | G.w.moseley | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1966 | Bell 47D1 | Quartz Hill Calif, California, United States | John C Baldwin | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1966 | Bell 47D1 | Newark Md, Maryland, United States | James R Bailey | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |