Bell 47G-4A N1313X
30 August 1968 · Portland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1968 at about 06:15 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N1313X, operated by Tide Equipment, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Portland, Texas, 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 06:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N1313X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tide Equipment
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3015
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
LDG DUE TO ONE-TO-ONE VIBRATION.CAUSE FOR VIBRATION UNDETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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