Accident Bell 47G-3B-1 N73909,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4857
 
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Date:Wednesday 5 February 1964
Time:16:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic B47G model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 47G-3B-1
Owner/operator:Elling Halvers
Registration: N73909
MSN: 2797
Year of manufacture:1962
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Little Norway, California -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Objects placed in litter by pax, not secured. Tail rotor struck by unsecured object in flght. Forced landing off airfield during which helo collided with trees, followed by fire.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: UNK64X0473
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB Identification: Unknown
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=82402&key=0

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 July 1969 N73909 Halvorson-Lent 3 Grnd Canyon, Az w/o
24 February 1994 N73909 Pacific Air Research, Inc. 0 Gold Hill, OR w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
11-Aug-2014 17:58 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn]
08-Jan-2016 18:40 JINX Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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