Bell 47G N7897S
20 April 1981 · Sharples, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1981 at about 12:55 local time, a Bell 47G registered N7897S, operated by Contractor SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sharples, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sharples, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N7897S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Contractor SER
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0590
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
L ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL ADJ PAWL & RATCHET HAD 0.200CLRNC, MANUAL REQUIRES 0.030IN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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