Bell 47G4 N420MC
18 April 1975 · Bowie, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1975 at about 08:30 local time, a Bell 47G4 registered N420MC, operated by Mechanical CON, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bowie, Maryland, 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 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowie, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G4
- Registration
- N420MC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mechanical CON
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Riverdale, Md → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2253
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
HARD LNDG, PULLED BACK ON CYCLIC TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1975 | Bell 47G4 | Tams Mt, West Virginia, United States | Terry Hall | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1975 | Bell 47G4 | Creeds, Virginia, United States | Glen Holt | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1975 | Bell 47G4 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Mississippi HI | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1977 | Bell 47G4 | Crossville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1978 | Bell 47G4 | Scipio, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4 | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |