Bell 47G3B1 N1327X
7 February 1980 · Alpine, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 February 1980 at about 16:20 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1327X, operated by Air Serv. INT., was involved in an accident during in flight near Alpine, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpine, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N1327X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Serv. INT.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Springerville, Az → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0395
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
AVOIDING WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Mescalero, New Mexico, United States | Sundance Helic | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Seligam, Arizona, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Jefferson, Oregon, United States | Pilot Personne | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Vernal, Utah, United States | Dinaland AVN | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Los Angeles, California, United States | CTY of Los ANG | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Heber, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |