UNK64X3437

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3B1 · Castries Bwi, São Tomé & Príncipe · August 17, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1964
Place
Castries Bwi, São Tomé & Príncipe · CASTRIES BWI, St Lucia
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1127WBell 47G3B1
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181556

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057  64/8/17    CASTRIES BWI        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1735                    N1127W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        42, 7100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1127W
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N1127W · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.