Bell 47G3B1 N1169W
12 April 1975 · Craig, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1975 at about 08:45 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1169W, operated by Sky Choppers I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Craig, Colorado, United States. 3 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 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Craig, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N1169W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Choppers I
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0901
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
MIXT CTL LINKAGE CAME LOOSE ABT 20FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1975 | Bell 47G3B1 | Mommoth Lakes, California, United States | Western Helico | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1975 | Bell 47G3B1 | Elliston, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1975 | Bell 47G3B1 | Trona, California, United States | Western Helico | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1975 | Bell 47G3B1 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1975 | Bell 47G3B1 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Corvallis Aero | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1975 | Bell 47G3B1 | Fellows, California, United States | National Helic | 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 | - |