Bell 47G-4A N7NB
16 October 1981 · Wasco, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1981 at about 09:00 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N7NB, operated by Shafter Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wasco, California, 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasco, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N7NB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shafter Aviati
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2330
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
CNCTG ROD, PN 77450, AND ROD BOLT, PN LW12596, FAILED WHILE DEPG TRUCK PLATFORM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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