Bell 47G-2 N5163B
18 August 1970 · Keystone, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1970 at about 13:15 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N5163B, operated by Lake Line Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Keystone, South Dakota, United States. 3 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Keystone, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Keystone Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N5163B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lake Line Heli
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3426
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
SIGHTSEEING RIDES.PLT SAID HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION EXPLAINING ACFT INSTRUMENTS TO PX DURG LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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