Bell 47G3B1 N1355X

18 January 1978 · Portola, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 18 January 1978 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1355X, operated by Reno Exec Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Portola, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 18 January 1978 at 15:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Portola, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
Registration: N1355X
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Reno Exec Air
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Mapping/Photography
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Reno, Nv → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0084

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	2	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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0084, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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