Bell 47D N64580
21 July 1977 · Byron Center, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1977 at about 20:30 local time, a Bell 47D registered N64580 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Byron Center, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Byron Center, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Pad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D
- Registration
- N64580
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2238
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1977 | Bell 47G-2 | Edinburg, Texas, United States | Northaire Aero | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1977 | Bell 47G-4 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | Keystone Helic | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Bell 47J-2A | Kingman, Arizona, United States | Bauer Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1977 | Bell 47G-2 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1977 | Bell 47G-2 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Krueger AVN. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1977 | Bell 47J | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Yellow Helicop | No injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |