Bell 47G4A N1158W
15 June 1971 · Elizaville, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1971 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 47G4A registered N1158W, operated by EW Wiggins Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Elizaville, New York, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizaville, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4A
- Registration
- N1158W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- EW Wiggins Air
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2084
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
PLT REPRTD ENG COUGHING ON PREVIOUS FLTS, APPLIEDCARB HT.PLT ENCOUNTERED RAIN 15 MIN PRIOR ACDNT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | Sabine Offshor | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | PA State Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States | KEN Lake Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | Cane Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Utica, Kentucky, United States | KEN Lake Helic | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |