Bell 47G-5 N7915S
12 September 1976 · Lompoc, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1976 at about 08:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N7915S, operated by Coastal AG CHE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lompoc, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lompoc, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lompoc
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N7915S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Coastal AG CHE
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2436
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ROTOR RPM DECAYED WHEN PILOT STRETCHED GP TO AVOID FENCE. BREAKER PTS SPRING BKN ON L MAG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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