Bell 47D1 N9637Z
9 December 1972 · Fountn Vlly, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1972 at about 17:20 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N9637Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Fountn Vlly, California, United States. 2 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 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fountn Vlly, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N9637Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Riverside, Calif → Orange Co Arpt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3898
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
LVLD OFF TOO HIGH. R SKID COLLAPSED ON IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Dorena, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Dalzell, North Carolina, United States | AG Rotor, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Fairfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Readfield, Maine, United States | Maine Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Keyser, FL | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Glen Rose, Texas, United States | J Flying Servi | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |