Bell 47G N6597D
15 May 1983 · Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1983 at about 12:45 local time, a Bell 47G registered N6597D was involved in an accident near Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N6597D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FHM01
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER A TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. THE PLT LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THE METALLURGIST REPORT OF EXAMINATION AND DISCOVERY OF FATIGUE FRACTURE AFTER THE ACCIDENT IS A PART OF THE FACTUAL REPORT. THE SHAFT THAT FAILED IS P/N 47644179-9.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1983 | Bell 47G-4A | Wise, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Bell 47J-2A | Interior, South Dakota, United States | JAY Brent | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Bell 47G-3B1 | Pliny, West Virginia, United States | Beartooth Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1983 | Bell 47G-3B | Paxton, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1983 | Bell 47-G3B | Litchfield, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1983 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Delano, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210D | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172N | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |