Bell 47D-1 N908B
14 August 1971 · Cheraw, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1971 at about 16:00 local time, a Bell 47D-1 registered N908B, operated by James Edwin In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheraw, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D-1
- Registration
- N908B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Edwin In
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0994
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PIECE OF MATERIAL GOT INTO FUEL MIX CTL.ACFT TOOLOW TO EFFECT PRPR RCVRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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