Bell 47G N938B
21 August 1974 · Orangeville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1974 at about 07:00 local time, a Bell 47G registered N938B, operated by Ag-Rotors Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Orangeville, Pennsylvania, 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 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orangeville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N938B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ag-Rotors Inc
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2505
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
WIRES ON FLD BOUNDARY OTR WIRES ACROSS THE FLD.PLT CPLTD 2 SPRAY RUNS STRUCK ELECTRIC SVC LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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