Bell 47G3B1 N687PH
30 April 1980 · Vernal, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1980 at about 14:15 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N687PH, operated by Dinaland AVN, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Vernal, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vernal, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N687PH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dinaland AVN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1826
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
RPM DECAYED AFTER LIFT-OFF.WITNESS RPRTD SUDDEN WND SHIFT DRG TKOF.WND GSTG 18KTS.D/A APRX 6100FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1980 | Bell 47G3B1 | Alpine, Arizona, United States | Air Serv. INT. | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |