Bell 47G-5 N8563F
12 January 1974 · Knightdale, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 1974 at about 12:50 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8563F, operated by Wake Aero Sale, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Knightdale, North Carolina, 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 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knightdale, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dirt Road
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N8563F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wake Aero Sale
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0063
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
FULL BACK CYCLIC CTL. MN ROTOR HIT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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