Bell 47J2 N73921
10 April 1971 · Sta Barbara, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1971 at about 15:28 local time, a Bell 47J2 registered N73921, operated by Rotor-Aids OFF, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sta Barbara, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sta Barbara, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2
- Registration
- N73921
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotor-Aids OFF
- 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
- 3-1209
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
FATIGUE CRACK CAUSED BLD FAILURE AT 350 HRS OF OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47J2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1971 | Bell 47J2 | New York, New York, United States | Hel-Aire Copte | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1966 | Bell 47J2 | Torrance Calif, California, United States | Helicabs Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Grand Forks N Dak, North Dakota, United States | Panhandle Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 | - |