Bell 47G2 N10NR
4 September 1971 · Manistee, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1971 at about 15:40 local time, a Bell 47G2 registered N10NR, operated by Michigan Depar, was involved in an accident during in flight near Manistee, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manistee, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2
- Registration
- N10NR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michigan Depar
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Platte River, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3252
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 LOST RPM TACK 10 MIN PRIOR TO ACDNT, LOST RPMWHILE OVER LAKE, SKIDS CTCD WTR, LOST DRCTNL CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Franklin, Minnesota, United States | Lyle R Witte | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Eatonville, Washington, United States | Helicopter SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Wayland, Missouri, United States | Midwest Rotor | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Cascade Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G2 | Branchville, New Jersey, United States | Billy JO Harve | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |