Bell 47G-3B N602PD
17 May 1978 · Wantagh, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 May 1978 at about 18:04 local time, a Bell 47G-3B registered N602PD, operated by Nassau Police, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wantagh, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wantagh, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grumman Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B
- Registration
- N602PD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nassau Police
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bethpage, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4216
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
HELICOPTER OBSERVED FLYING AT 200 TO 300FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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