Bell 47G-3B N14802

Summary

On 4 May 1981 at about 13:15 local time, a Bell 47G-3B registered N14802, operated by Schellinger HE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Thompson Falls, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 May 1981 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Thompson Falls, Montana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G-3B

Registration

N14802

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Schellinger HE

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Trout Creek, Mt → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1038

1 person died.

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

ATMPTD LNDG ON 45DEG ROCKY SLOPE FOR PAX PICKUP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.