Bell 47G-3B1 N8588F
30 September 1984 · Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1984 at about 17:03 local time, a Bell 47G-3B1 registered N8588F, operated by James H. Shippee, was involved in an accident near Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B1
- Registration
- N8588F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James H. Shippee
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lincoln → Lincoln
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FNC10
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
THE ACFT WAS BEING USED IN A PASSENGER SIGHTSEEING OPERATION WHEN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG CEASED TO OPERATE & THE ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES. BOTH PASSENGERS ABOARD THE HELICOPTER OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAGE INDICATED EMPTY PRIOR TO THE ENG STOPAGE. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED LESS THAN 2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 1 Jan 1984 | Bell 47J-2 | Kahuku, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Antrim, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft C24R | Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States | Romson Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1984 | Teal TSC 1A | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1984 | Cessna 150M | Claremont, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |