Bell 47G-2 N6728D
5 July 1973 · Salinas, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1973 at about 05:45 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6728D, operated by Atwood Aviatio, was involved in an accident during in flight near Salinas, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salinas, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N6728D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atwood Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Salinas, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3445
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1973 | Bell 47J-2 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Continental OI | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1973 | Bell 47G-5 | Berlin, Maryland, United States | Chesapeake & P | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 9 Aug 1973 | Bell 47G | Black Rock, Arkansas, United States | Arbie Bates | No injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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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 | - |