Bell 47G-5 N2294W
11 February 1971 · S.francisco, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 February 1971 at about 17:35 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N2294W was involved in an accident during in flight near S.francisco, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- S.francisco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Police Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N2294W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0081
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
DURG TERMINATION OF ZERO FWD SPEED AUTOROTATION, ENTERED PWR SETTLING AT ALT TO LOW FOR RECOVERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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