Bell 47G3B1 N73909
30 July 1969 · Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 July 1969 at about 15:26 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73909, operated by Halvorson-Lent, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73909
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Halvorson-Lent
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2925
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
PLT OVERSHOT TWO SUITABLE LANDING AREAS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Tularosa, New Mexico, United States | Page Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bishop, California, United States | SO Calif Ediso | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hope, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Dec 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hamiltn Afb, California, United States | United Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hemingford, Nebraska, United States | Ralph Uhklen | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bingham, New Mexico, United States | Page Aircraft | 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 |