Bell 47G-2 N2805B
17 June 1971 · Greenville, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N2805B, operated by Northeast Heli, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Greenville, Maine, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Greenville, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N2805B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northeast Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
FLOAT EQPD, PARKED ON POND NEAR TREE.WHEN ENG STARTED, ROTORS ENGAGED, DRIFTED, M/R BLADES HIT TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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