Bell 47G3B1 N30676
28 September 1977 · Crestone, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1977 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N30676, operated by Rocky Mt. Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Crestone, Colorado, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crestone, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N30676
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mt. Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Crestone, Co → Crestone Peak, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3232
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
DENSITY ALTITUDE 13000 FEET. PEAK GUSTS 35 KTS. REPORTED BY PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1977 | Bell 47G3B1 | Polson, Montana, United States | Strand Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1977 | Bell 47G3B1 | Pomeroy, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1977 | Bell 47G3B1 | Ennis, Montana, United States | Nasco Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1977 | Bell 47G3B1 | Alsea, Oregon, United States | Western Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 1977 | Bell 47G3B1 | Wellington, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1977 | Bell 47G3B1 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |