Bell 47G-5A N59399
27 June 1974 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1974 at about 22:57 local time, a Bell 47G-5A registered N59399, operated by Detroit Police, was involved in an accident during in flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5A
- Registration
- N59399
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Detroit Police
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1928
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
PATROL DUTY OVR DETROIT RIVER.TOWER PERSONNEL DID NOT ISSUE PERTINENT TRAFFIC INFORMATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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