N984B
Bell 47G-2 · built 1955
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- June 14, 1987Accident
THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AS IT WAS LIFTING OFF FROM A TRANSPORT TRAILER. A POST-CRASH EXAM REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIE-DOWN STRAP ON THE TRAILER WAS WRAPPED AROUND ONE OF THE HELICOPTER SKIDS. THE GROUND CREWMAN BELIEVED HE HAD REMOVED ALL OF THE STRAPS PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF.
- June 26, 1986Accident
THE AERIAL APPLICATION HELICOPTER WAS BEING SERVICED BY A CHEMICAL TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED ADJACENT TO THE ACFT. THE ACFT ENGINE WAS AT HIGH IDLE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR TURNING AT 250 RPM. THE GROUND CREWMAN JUMPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE CHEMICAL TRUCK INTO THE MAIN ROTOR ARC, AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. HE HAD REPORTEDLY BOARDED THE TRUCK FROM THE REAR.
- July 1, 1975Accident
Misjudged Clearance
- April 18, 1974Accident
Sudden Windshift. Factors: High Obstructions