Bell 47G-3 N8414E
28 June 1975 · Nondalton, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1975 at about 08:45 local time, a Bell 47G-3 registered N8414E, operated by Woods Air Serv, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Nondalton, Alaska, 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
- Nondalton, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3
- Registration
- N8414E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Woods Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Fish Trap Lake, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1593
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
LOST ROTOR RPM AFTER LIFT OFF. HIT TREE WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN RPM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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