Bell 47G2A1 N1215W
8 April 1969 · Dunbar, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1969 at about 13:50 local time, a Bell 47G2A1 registered N1215W, operated by Campbell Air S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dunbar, Pennsylvania, 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 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dunbar, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A1
- Registration
- N1215W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Campbell Air S
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0853
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
T/R, T/R SHAFT DAMAGED BY GRND STRIKE WHEN L SKIDHIT HIDDEN ROCK CAUSING ACFT TO PITCH UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G2A1 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Leamon Flying | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Oct 1968 | Bell 47G2A1 | Haines City, Florida, United States | Waverly Grower | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1971 | Bell 47G2A1 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | Copter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G2A1 | Bellwood, Illinois, United States | Chicago Helico | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G2A1 | New Bethlehem Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Diamond Fuel C | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1972 | Bell 47G2A1 | Batavia, New York, United States | Chesapeake & P | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |