Bell 47G4A N2247W
21 December 1973 · St Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1973 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47G4A registered N2247W, operated by Public-Safety, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Paul, Minnesota, United States. 2 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4A
- Registration
- N2247W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Public-Safety
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3881
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.MN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G4A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1974 | Bell 47G4A | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Metropolitanpo | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1974 | Bell 47G4A | Canton, Massachusetts, United States | Wiggins Airway | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G4A | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | DC Police | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1974 | Bell 47G4A | Wayne, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Elizaville, New York, United States | EW Wiggins Air | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1971 | Bell 47G4A | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | Sabine Offshor | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |