Bell 47G3B1 N1126W
1 December 1970 · Rim Forest, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 December 1970 at about 14:40 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1126W, operated by National Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rim Forest, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rim Forest, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Heaps Peak
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N1126W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- National Heli
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Van Nuys, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1772
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
WIND GUST 30K.RECOVERY DATE 12/3/70.
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 | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Grant Cove, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Diablo, Washington, United States | Alpine Helicop | Minor 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 |