Aviation Crash Map

Bell 47G-2 N6141

24 May 1968 · Alberta, Canada · No injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1968 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6141, operated by GAY Airways In, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Alberta, Canada. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Alberta, Canada
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G-2
Registration
N6141
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
GAY Airways In
Operating rule
Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight
Charter Passg-Domestic
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0057

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

SETTLED WITH POWER.INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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