Bell 47G-4A N4002G
8 June 1971 · Angola, Africa · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N4002G, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Angola, Africa. 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Angola, Africa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N4002G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Cabinda, Angola → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0058
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
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF ANGOLA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1970 | Bell 206A | Plettnbrg Bay, Africa | Superior Oil C | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Benghazi, Africa | Air Libya | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Ora, Africa | Mobil Oil Liby | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1972 | Cessna 182 | Kibati, Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-4 | Enugu, Africa | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |