Bell 47J-2 N8502F
2 March 1972 · Glenwood Sps, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1972 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N8502F, operated by Inter West COR, was involved in an accident during in flight near Glenwood Sps, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glenwood Sps, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N8502F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Inter West COR
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grand Junction, Colo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0011
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
HELO HIT STEEL TEL WIRES.WIRES BLENDED INTO HAZEAND MTN BACKROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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