Bell 47-G5 N8593F
2 September 1970 · Wading River, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1970 at about 08:10 local time, a Bell 47-G5 registered N8593F, operated by Island Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wading River, New York, 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 08:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wading River, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-G5
- Registration
- N8593F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Riverhead Airpark, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4587
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
NR 5 CYL FAILED.ACFT TOO LOW FOR PLT TO EFFECT RCVRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |