Bell 47G-5 N8593F
6 July 1979 · Jamesport, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 1979 at about 07:45 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8593F, operated by Island Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jamesport, 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 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamesport, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N8593F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Helicop
- 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
- 3-3484
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
STRUCK UPPER GUY WIRE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING TWR.SPRAYING BRAVO, EURADANE, THIODANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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