Bell 47G N379B
20 May 1976 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1976 at about 16:15 local time, a Bell 47G registered N379B, operated by B & B Helicopt, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Will Rogers
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N379B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- B & B Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1479
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
PLT RPTD LOST OIL PRESS. HAD TO AVOID PWR LINES.UNDET DUE IMPACT DMG TO ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Nov 1976 | Bell 47J | Glen Ivy, California, United States | United Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 1976 | Bell 47G-4A | Laredo, Texas, United States | Saber Helicopt | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1976 | Bell 47G-3B | Spokane, Washington, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Jun 1976 | Bell 47G-4 | Kingston, Oklahoma, United States | Versatile Heli | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |