Bell 47D-1 N6579D
5 August 1973 · Destin, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1973 at about 16:15 local time, a Bell 47D-1 registered N6579D, operated by Charter Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Destin, Florida, United States. 3 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Destin, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D-1
- Registration
- N6579D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charter Helico
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2777
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
HOLE BURNED THRU TOP OF PISTON, BURNED EXH VALVE.CAUSE NOT DTMND.MECH THOUGHT RESULT OF DETONATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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