Bell 47G4 N73979
21 May 1970 · Stamford, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1970 at about 05:30 local time, a Bell 47G4 registered N73979, operated by Asplundh Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Stamford, Texas, 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 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stamford, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4
- Registration
- N73979
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Asplundh Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2067
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
ATTEMPTED ZERO GND SPEED TO AVOID TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1970 | Bell 47G4 | Terra Ceia, North Carolina, United States | Aerial SV Corp | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1971 | Bell 47G4 | Mays Ldg, New Jersey, United States | Asplundh Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Donegal Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Doraville Ga, Georgia, United States | Inland Airline | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G4 | West Mifflin Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Tully Ny, New York, United States | Congel&Hazard | 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 |