Bell 47G-3B-1 N73932
6 July 1987 · Cashmere, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 registered N73932, operated by Cascade Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Cashmere, Washington, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cashmere, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.5505, -120.4797
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B-1
- Registration
- N73932
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cascade Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cashmere → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87LA137
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
DURING AERIAL APPLICATIONS MANEUVER A LOUD WHINE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. DURING FORCED LANDING A HARD LANDING WAS MADE COLLAPSING THE SKIDS WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING THE GROUND. NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 May 1987 | Bell 47G-2A | New Prague, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,633 records for this type
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