Bell 47-J2A N8543F
31 July 1971 · King Salmon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1971 at about 11:00 local time, a Bell 47-J2A registered N8543F, operated by ERA Helicopter, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near King Salmon, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- King Salmon, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- King Salmon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-J2A
- Registration
- N8543F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ERA Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2717
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
PLT FELT VIBRTN ON LEVEL OFF, CYCLIC CTL BRACKET FAILED, ACFT HIT IN TAIL LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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