Bell 47G N2469B
11 April 1967 · Greenville, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1967 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N2469B, operated by Clark Helicopt, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Greenville, Michigan, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N2469B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clark Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0515
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
PLT LOST CONTROL WHEN SLING LOAD DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN.CHOSEN AREA HAD MARGINAL MANEUVERING SPACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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