Bell 47G-5 N4151W
18 October 1980 · San Luis Rey, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1980 at about 22:30 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N4151W, operated by Rio Verde Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Luis Rey, Arizona, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Luis Rey, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N4151W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rio Verde Heli
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3468
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
STRUCK ELEC WIRES ON MOONLIT NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Aug 1980 | Bell 47G | Bakersfield, California, United States | TOM Dooley CON | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 11 Sep 1980 | Bell 47G-5A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Rio Verde Heli | 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 | - |