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Bell 47G-4 N73292

16 February 1977 · Blairstown, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 February 1977 at about 11:10 local time, a Bell 47G-4 registered N73292, operated by Keystone Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Blairstown, New Jersey, United States. 2 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 11:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Blairstown, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G-4
Registration
N73292
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Keystone Helic
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Power and Pipeline Patrol
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Flanders, Nj → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0408

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

ENGINE NR 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT THE BOLT HOLE PORTION OF THE ROD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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