Bell 47J N6743D
17 June 1971 · Deming, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 June 1971 at about 19:10 local time, a Bell 47J registered N6743D, operated by Bell Helicopte, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Deming, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deming, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N6743D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bell Helicopte
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Fort Worth, Tex → Van Nuys, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2070
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
ACFT STIRRED UP CLOUD OF DUST ON TKOF, STRUCK PWRLINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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