Bell 47H-1 N2891B
20 April 1968 · Cape Canaverl, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1968 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47H-1 registered N2891B, operated by Quillmar Helic, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cape Canaverl, Florida, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cape Canaverl, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pt Kennedy Helipt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47H-1
- Registration
- N2891B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Quillmar Helic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1775
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
CAUSE OF VIBRATION UNDETERMINED.MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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