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Bell 47G-2 N6744D

30 July 1970 · Norfork, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 July 1970 at about 17:25 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6744D, operated by Asplundh Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Norfork, Arkansas, 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 17:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Norfork, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G-2
Registration
N6744D
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Asplundh Aviat
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0985

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

ATTEMPTED UPHILL SWATH RUN WITH HEAVILY LOADED ACFT.SPRAY SYS HAD NO DUMP VALVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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