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Bell 47G-5 N8562F

27 September 1982 · Soledad, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 September 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8562F, operated by Soilserv, Inc., was involved in an accident near Soledad, 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 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Soledad, California, United States
Coordinates
36.3902, -121.3005
Aircraft
Bell 47G-5
Registration
N8562F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Soilserv, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Soledad → Soledad
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX82DA360

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

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS DURING LIFT-OFF. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE. NO REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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