Bell 47G-2A N818HJ
14 November 1970 · Spring Valley, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1970 at about 11:45 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N818HJ, operated by Kennebec Helic, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Spring Valley, New York, 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 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring Valley, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ramapo Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N818HJ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kennebec Helic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Danbury, Conn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4536
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 CTL AT LIFT OFF. ACFT ROLLED TO R, M/R BLADES HIT GRND. SOFT GRND UNDER R SKID.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |