Bell 47G2 N6701D
8 March 1980 · Brentwood, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1980 at about 11:10 local time, a Bell 47G2 registered N6701D, operated by Agri-Copters, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brentwood, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brentwood, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2
- Registration
- N6701D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Agri-Copters
- 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
- 3-3256
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
TAIL ROTOR BLADE YOKE, PN.47-641-057-9, SN 29-10598, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1980 | Bell 47G2 | Greenville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1979 | Bell 47G2 | Greenfield, California, United States | Crop Flight | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1979 | Bell 47G2 | Alamo, Texas, United States | Northair Aeron | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1979 | Bell 47G2 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Nov 1981 | Bell 47G2 | Kerrick, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G2 | Petroleum, Indiana, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |