Bell 47G3B1 N1330X

27 October 1971 · Bharatpur, Other-Foreign Countries · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 October 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1330X, operated by Arizona Helico, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bharatpur, Other-Foreign Countries. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 27 October 1971 at 14:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Bharatpur, Other-Foreign Countries
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
Registration: N1330X
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Arizona Helico
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0042

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	3	0

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.

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UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF NEPAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0042, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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31 Aug 1971	Bell 47G3B1 N1333X	Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Roberts Aircra	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1971	Bell 47G3B1 N73957	Runing Spgs, California, United States no coordinates	National Helic	No injuries	-

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