ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277378
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Rick Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco Ferry Building |
| San Francisco Int' Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The three seater, ponton equipped helicopter crashed into the water after take-off from Ferry Building heliport. Pilot (27) drowned.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 21 DEC 1956, p1
https://outlet.historicimages.com/products/nee19010
https://www.newspapers.com/image/458370113/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ1ODM3MDExMywiaWF0IjoxNjYyODg2MzM5LCJleHAiOjE2NjI5NzI3Mzl9.Cj7bHlWQkCIzf81OAeGRA0Bkkhk-5bwyv04DGgSHz6Q
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2022 20:15 | TB | Added |
| 13-Apr-2022 20:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2022 08:45 | Cobar | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2022 08:46 | Cobar | Updated [[Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 11-Sep-2022 08:57 | Cobar | Updated [Source] |
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