Bell 47G3B1 N73288
18 February 1973 · Gridley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73288, operated by Bowles Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gridley, California, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gridley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ag Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N73288
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bowles Flying
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0431
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
LNDD IN PEACH ORCHARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1973 | Bell 47G3B1 | Magna, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Bell 47G3B1 | Carbondale, Colorado, United States | Sky Choppers I | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1973 | Bell 47G3B1 | Pitkin, Colorado, United States | Interwest Corp | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Bell 47G3B1 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Hosking, RS | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1973 | Bell 47G3B1 | Belden, California, United States | United Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1973 | Bell 47G3B1 | Dayton, Montana, United States | Johnson Flying | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |