Bell 47D1 N8117
7 June 1970 · Perry, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1970 at about 13:40 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N8117, operated by Lester Cook, was involved in an accident during in flight near Perry, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Perry, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gough
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N8117
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lester Cook
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Duster Strip, Mo → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2408
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
TANKS FOUND EMPTY POST-ACCIDENT.PLT DID NOT FIGURE FUEL CONSUMPTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1970 | Bell 47D1 | David City, Nebraska, United States | Mid-America HE | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Nocatee, Florida, United States | Citrus Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Manitowish, Wisconsin, United States | Roger M.tetzne | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Randolph Afb, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Hale Center, Texas, United States | J Rainey | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Aircraft-Helic | 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 |