Bell 47D1 N175K
3 January 1988 · Fontana, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1988 at about 19:25 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N175K was involved in an accident near Fontana, 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 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fontana, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0804, -117.4593
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N175K
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chino → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA080
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 A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ACFT BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED SPINNING DESCENT TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. A TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE TAIL ROTOR. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR YOKE REVEALED THAT THE YOKE FAILED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1988 | Bell 47D1 | Russell, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Bell 47D1 (OH-13E) | Stockbridge, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Bell 47D1 | Nixa, Missouri, United States | Steve Moore | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Bell 47D1 | Ruleville, Mississippi, United States | Agri Flex, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Bell 47D1 | Taft, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Bell 47D1 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |