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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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