Bell 47D1 N12512
21 June 1968 · Crona D Mar, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1968 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N12512, operated by Santana Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Crona D Mar, California, United States. 2 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crona D Mar, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N12512
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Santana Helico
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1851
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
TAIL ROTOR TRANSMISSION ALSO SEPARATED. ROTORCFT-TAIL ROTOR GRIP RETAINING BOLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1968 | Bell 47D1 | Firebaugh, California, United States | Vernon R Hanse | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1968 | Bell 47D1 | Upland, California, United States | Santa ANA Heli | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1968 | Bell 47D1 | Greenville, Texas, United States | Greenville AVI | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1968 | Bell 47D1 | Carlsbad, California, United States | Aa-J Deblieck | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1968 | Bell 47D1 | Ocean Dr Beach, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1968 | Bell 47D1 | Mt Morris, New York, United States | Rotoserv Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |