Bell 47G2A1 N73263
20 May 1981 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 May 1981 at about 14:35 local time, a Bell 47G2A1 registered N73263 was involved in an accident during in flight near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A1
- Registration
- N73263
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cincinnati, Oh → Erlanger, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1506
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
OBSD TO PITCH UP, YAW L&R, GO NOSE DWN DRG LOW ALTHI SPD TURNS.EVIDENCE OF MAST BUMPING, PSBL LO RPM
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2A1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1982 | Bell 47G2A1 | Near Mertzon, Texas, United States | HAL E. Noelke | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Bell 47G2A1 | Brook, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1977 | Bell 47G2A1 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | Helicopter CHA | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1977 | Bell 47G2A1 | Laredo, Texas, United States | Coastal Helico | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1976 | Bell 47G2A1 | Bucyrus, Ohio, United States | Rigel Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1976 | Bell 47G2A1 | Freer, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |