Bell 47H N981B
1 April 1975 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1975 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47H registered N981B, operated by Colemill Enter, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Nashville, Tennessee, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cornelia Fort
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47H
- Registration
- N981B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Colemill Enter
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0762
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
ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN, TAIL CUT OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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