Bell 47D1 N74090
15 February 1969 · Oracle, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1969 at about 11:30 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N74090 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oracle, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oracle, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N74090
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0519
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 STRUCK CACTUS PLANT.HYDRAULIC LINE FAILED CAUSED LOSS OF FLUID TO CYCLIC BOOST SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Scottdale, Arizona, United States | Arizona Helico | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Shafter, California, United States | A-K Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Feeding Hlls, Massachusetts, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Calabasas, California, United States | Aircraft and L | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Denton, Texas, United States | Hellot Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1969 | Bell 47D1 | Cherokee, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 |