Bell 47G3B1 N73991
30 August 1972 · Tuba City, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 August 1972 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73991, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tuba City, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuba City, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73991
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Provo, Ut → Willcox, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3336
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
FATIGUE, INITIATED FRM INTERNAL BEARING SHOULDER.ACFT BROKE UP PRIOR TO IMPACT.FLT PHASE UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Bishop, California, United States | Western Helico | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Aiea, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Sky Choppers O | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Hollomn Afb, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | Roberts Aircra | 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 | - |