Bell 47G5 N2127
3 March 1980 · Somerton, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1980 at about 21:00 local time, a Bell 47G5 registered N2127, operated by Rio Verde Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Somerton, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Somerton, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Duster Pad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G5
- Registration
- N2127
- 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 (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1841
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
BROCCOLI.WOODRUFF KEY, SPLINED DRIVE COUPLING TO ROTOR SHAFT, FAILED.NIGHT AG OPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1979 | Bell 47G5 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Wdtn Tv-2 | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1978 | Bell 47G5 | Napa, California, United States | North Coast HE | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Bell 47G5 | Paden, Mississippi, United States | Grady Stevens | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1978 | Bell 47G5 | Templeton, California, United States | Shell Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1977 | Bell 47G5 | Denison, Iowa, United States | R-M AG Air, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1977 | Bell 47G5 | Enfield, Illinois, United States | Parrish Flying | 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 | - |