Soloy 47G N7828S
23 October 1979 · Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 October 1979 at about 14:45 local time, a Soloy 47G registered N7828S, operated by RKY MTN Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ruidoso, New Mexico, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Soloy 47G
- Registration
- N7828S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RKY MTN Heli
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3965
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
TOWING ROPE FRM TWRS ACROSS HWY.HELO BECAME UNSTABLE, ROPE INVLVMNT OF UNDTRMD ORIG.REL BFR IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Soloy 47 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1981 | Soloy 47 | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Inter Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Soloy 47G-2A | Vivian, Louisiana, United States | Chem-Air of SH | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |