Bell 47G3 N6782D
23 February 1971 · Touchet, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 February 1971 at about 08:00 local time, a Bell 47G3 registered N6782D, operated by Ronald A Richm, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Touchet, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Touchet, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Touchet
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3
- Registration
- N6782D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald A Richm
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Milton Freewater, Ore → Eureka, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0619
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACFT HIT UNMRKD WIRES X RWY.TOO LOW FOR PROPER RCVRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1971 | Bell 47G3 | Tracy, California, United States | Agrico Flight | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1970 | Bell 47G3 | Jordan, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Bell 47G3 | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | Interior Depar | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G3 | Lagrande Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1965 | Bell 47G3 | South Fork Colo, Colorado, United States | Sky Hook Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G3 | Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States | Internatl Heli | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |