Bell 47G-3B N8588F
17 December 1973 · Twin Falls, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1973 at about 10:55 local time, a Bell 47G-3B registered N8588F, operated by Reeder Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Twin Falls, Idaho, 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 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Twin Falls City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B
- Registration
- N8588F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reeder Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4035
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
STUD PRCTCNG PWR OFF AUTOROT. INSTR LVL HELO AFTCYCLIC, DID NOT CK RTR RPM. SURF SFT DRT, GRSS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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