Bell 47G3 N6092
1 September 1978 · Grissettown, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 September 1978 at about 18:40 local time, a Bell 47G3 registered N6092, operated by Interior Depar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grissettown, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grissettown, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3
- Registration
- N6092
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Interior Depar
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Brunswick County, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3736
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
AERIAL SURVEILLANCE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1978 | Bell 47G3 | Tuluksak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G3 | Palatka, Florida, United States | MK Spray Copte | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Bell 47G3 | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | Interior Depar | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1983 | Bell 47G3-B1 | Devils Tower, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1984 | Bell 47G3-B1 | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1971 | Bell 47G3 | Touchet, Washington, United States | Ronald A Richm | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |