Aviation Crash Map

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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