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Bell 47G3B1 N8537F

23 July 1968 · North Fork, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 July 1968 at about 13:20 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N8537F, operated by Aerial Applica, was involved in an accident during in flight near North Fork, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:20
Classification
Accident
Location
North Fork, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G3B1
Registration
N8537F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Aerial Applica
Operating rule
Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight
Charter Passg-Domestic
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4649

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 1 0 2 0

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

M/R HIT BOULDER.PLT IN HOVER-STOP ON NARROW MT LEDGE.ACFT ROLLED DOWN MT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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