Bell 47G3B N73249
28 May 1978 · Red Lick, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1978 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N73249, operated by Miss-Lou Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Red Lick, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Lick, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N73249
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miss-Lou Helic
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1600
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
T/R SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1978 | Bell 47G3B | Springerville, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1978 | Bell 47G3B | Fayette, Mississippi, United States | Charles H Fair | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Bell 47G3B | Nr. Englewood, Colorado, United States | Energy Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Bell 47G3B | Orofino, Idaho, United States | Versatile Heli | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1983 | Bell 47G3B-2 | Merced, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1984 | Bell 47G3B | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 |