Bell 47G N1273
5 May 1969 · Geneseo, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 May 1969 at about 11:28 local time, a Bell 47G registered N1273, operated by Rotorserv Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Geneseo, New York, 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 11:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Geneseo, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Geneseo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N1273
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotorserv Inc
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1833
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
FERTILIZING PLOWED FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G-4A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | PHI | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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