Bell 47D1 N11H
8 December 1978 · Riverside, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1978 at about 04:00 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N11H, operated by Riverside Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Riverside, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverside, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N11H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Riverside Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3370
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
FROST CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Castroville, California, United States | Shannon Crop | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Hartwell, Georgia, United States | Southern Helic | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1977 | Bell 47D1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1977 | Bell 47D1 | Ozark, Alabama, United States | Blackwell Air | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1979 | Bell 47D1 | Pearl City, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii PAC HEL | 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 |