Bell 47G-5 N8558F
21 June 1969 · Dekalb, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1969 at about 09:35 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8558F, operated by Corn Belt Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dekalb, Illinois, 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 09:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dekalb, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dekalb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N8558F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Corn Belt Heli
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2785
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
PLT REPORTED UNCTLABLE R TURN AND ROLL TO NEAR VERTICAL BANK.WRECKAGE MOVED PRIOR TO INVESTIGATION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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