Bell 47G2A1 N73953
18 May 1971 · Berlin, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1971 at about 16:15 local time, a Bell 47G2A1 registered N73953, operated by Copter, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Berlin, New Jersey, United States. 2 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Berlin, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A1
- Registration
- N73953
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Copter, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1623
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PLT HRD UNUSUAL NOISE FRM REAR OF ACFT, AUTO TO GRD, HIT TAIL LOW, M/R BLD HIT GRD, CUT TAIL OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2A1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G2A1 | Bellwood, Illinois, United States | Chicago Helico | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1972 | Bell 47G2A1 | Batavia, New York, United States | Chesapeake & P | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G2A1 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Leamon Flying | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Sep 1973 | Bell 47G2A1 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1973 | Bell 47G2A1 | Stickney, West Virginia, United States | Penn Line Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1969 | Bell 47G2A1 | Dunbar, Pennsylvania, United States | Campbell Air S | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |