Bell 47D1 N3575
12 September 1979 · Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1979 at about 11:50 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N3575, operated by Versatile HEL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Downtown Ardmore
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N3575
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Versatile HEL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2950
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DEMONSTRATING LOW LVL AUTOROTATIVE LNDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1979 | Bell 47D1 | Pearl City, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii PAC HEL | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1979 | Bell 47D1 | Hahira, Georgia, United States | Sunbelt Agricu | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1980 | Bell 47D1 | Chico, California, United States | Hughes Plywood | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Riverside, California, United States | Riverside Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1980 | Bell 47D1 | Chino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1980 | Bell 47D1 | Milan, Michigan, United States | Allied Heltcop | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |