Bell 47G N1773
5 July 1974 · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1974 at about 11:15 local time, a Bell 47G registered N1773 was involved in an accident during in flight near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N1773
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2237
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LNDD ON BEACH.BYSTANDERS INJURED.2-1/2GAL FUEL DRAINED,2GAL UNUSABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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