Bell 47G3B N8455E
7 April 1971 · Days Creek, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1971 at about 07:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N8455E, operated by Western Helico, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Days Creek, Oregon, 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 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Days Creek, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N8455E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Helico
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1138
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
SERVICE MAN STARTED FILLING SPRAY TANKS AFT ROTOR ENGAGEMENT.PLT TKOF WITH SPRAY HOSE ATCHD TO TNK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1971 | Bell 47G3B | Selma, Oregon, United States | Western Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G3B | Brentwood, California, United States | Calicopters, In | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1971 | Bell 47G3B | La Verne, California, United States | Western Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1970 | Bell 47G3B | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Pine Belt Held | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Bell 47G3B | Orofino, Idaho, United States | Versatile Heli | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1967 | Bell 47G3B | Big Meadows, California, United States | Calicopters, In | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |