Bell 47J-2 N73258
14 June 1968 · Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 June 1968 at about 16:08 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N73258, operated by John Thomas BO, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rice Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N73258
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Thomas BO
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1900
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
TEST FLT AFTER RE-INSTALLATION OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES REMOVED FOR TRAILERING-SANK IN 20 FT OF WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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