Bell 47G-5 N7914S
6 July 1979 · Escondido, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1979 at about 07:45 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N7914S, operated by Mid Continent, was involved in an accident during in flight near Escondido, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Escondido, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N7914S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mid Continent
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Vista, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2010
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
COLLIDED W AVOCADO TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
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