Bell 47G-4A N7930S
29 July 1971 · Carlisle, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1971 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N7930S, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Carlisle, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carlisle, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N7930S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1401
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT FLYING AT 20 TO 40 FT WHILE CHECKING PIPELINE HIT TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1971 | Bell 47J | Deming, New Mexico, United States | Bell Helicopte | Fatal | 1 |
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| 15 Jul 1971 | Bell 47G-5 | Placerville, California, United States | Ross Zeller | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1971 | Bell 47G-4 | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G-5 | Dallas, Texas, United States | City of Dallas | No injuries | - |
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