Bell 47G-2 N5161B
3 March 1974 · Forks, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1974 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N5161B, operated by Peninsula Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Forks, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Forks, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N5161B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peninsula Heli
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0758
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
CLUTCH SLIPPED DURING VERTICAL LIFT.UNABLE TO REENGAGE CLUTCH, HIT STUMPS, CAUSE OF MALF UNKNOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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