Soloy 47G-2A N166
10 July 1981 · Vivian, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 July 1981 at about 10:30 local time, a Soloy 47G-2A registered N166, operated by Chem-Air of SH, was involved in an accident during in flight near Vivian, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vivian, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vivian Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Soloy 47G-2A
- Registration
- N166
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chem-Air of SH
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grey, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1999
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
TAIL ROTOR DRVSHFT, PN 47-644-234-3, CORROSION/FATIGUE FM END OF CADMIUM PLATED SLEEVE W DEFECT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Soloy 47 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1981 | Soloy 47 | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Inter Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1979 | Soloy 47G | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | RKY MTN Heli | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |