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Bell 47G N7965J

5 August 1984 · West Glacier, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1984 at about 21:00 local time, a Bell 47G registered N7965J was involved in an accident near West Glacier, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
West Glacier, Montana, United States
Coordinates
47.9891, -114.2701
Aircraft
Bell 47G
Registration
N7965J
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN84LA260

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

FOLLOWING IN-FLIGHT POWER LOSS THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION TO A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH A PASSING MOTOR HOME. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL ON BOARD, ALTHOUGH THE PILOT CALCULATED 0.6 HOURS OF FUEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMAINING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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