Bell 47J-2 N8482E
26 March 1973 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1973 at about 09:00 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N8482E, operated by Imperial Airwa, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N8482E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Imperial Airwa
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Pine Bend, Minn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0588
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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.
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SETTLED INTO GRND WITH PWR.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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