Bell 47G-2A N5161B
31 May 1975 · Corvallis, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1975 at about 09:00 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N5161B, operated by Albany AG Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Corvallis, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corvallis, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N5161B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Albany AG Air
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2424
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
LOADER FILLED CHEMICAL TANKS FM 30-40FT HOSE.GAVE PLT THUMBS UP FOR TKOF WITH HOSE STILL ATTACHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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