Bell 47G-4 N2245W
25 April 1973 · Humboldt, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1973 at about 09:55 local time, a Bell 47G-4 registered N2245W, operated by Tennesee Valle, was involved in an accident during in flight near Humboldt, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Humboldt, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4
- Registration
- N2245W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tennesee Valle
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Jackson, Tenn → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0973
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
UN CLR WIRES, ATMTD SLO DWN AND DSCND BTWN WIRES.HELICOPTER HIT WIRES, PLT LOST CTL.PWR LINE PATROL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Jun 1973 | Bell 47G-3B | Cuba, New Mexico, United States | Northrop World | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1973 | Bell 47G-5 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Helix Air Tran | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1973 | Bell 47G-3B | Clarinda, Iowa, United States | Crown Internat | 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 | - |