Bell 47G-2A N74098
13 September 1974 · Horntown, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1974 at about 12:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N74098, operated by Chesapeake and, was involved in an accident during in flight near Horntown, Virginia, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Horntown, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Duster Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N74098
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chesapeake and
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3417
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
CTCTD SLT DWN SLOPE ON SOFT EARTH IN FLD OF SOY BEANS.MAIN ROTOR HIT TAILBOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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