Bell 47G3B1 N7901S
19 November 1970 · Grant Cove, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 November 1970 at about 14:15 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N7901S, operated by Shasta Helicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grant Cove, California, 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 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grant Cove, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N7901S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shasta Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Cedar Grove, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4528
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
LOST PWR FOR UNDET REASON.TRIED TO RELEASE SLINGLOAD, SAID SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED.SLING CAUGHT ROCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Holloman Ab, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Avia | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Colville, Washington, United States | Intermountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Kernville, California, United States | United Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Cove, Oregon, United States | Rambling Rotor | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Diablo, Washington, United States | Alpine Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Page, Arizona, United States | Bur.of Reclama | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |