Bell 47G N148B
23 August 1980 · Bakersfield, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1980 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 47G registered N148B, operated by TOM Dooley CON, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bakersfield, California, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bakersfield, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Meadow
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N148B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TOM Dooley CON
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1933
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
MAG CK-100RPM DIFFERENCE BFR TKOF.D/A 6000FT.8 PLUGS FAILED CK, LEAD DEPOSITS, ELECTRODES BURNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Mar 1980 | Bell 47G-5A | Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1980 | Bell 47D-1 | Rantoul, Illinois, United States | M.e. Igoe | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |