ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4863
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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1969 |
| Time: | 15:07 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B1 |
| Owner/operator: | HENDRICKSON FLYING SERVICE INC |
| Registration: | N1335X |
| MSN: | 6556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hope, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Pilots vision of a glider in the vicinity was obscured by a mountain, until it was too late to take avoiding action. Mid air collision with Schweiser SGS 1-26 glider (registered CF-VEQ): glider destroyed, pilot (sole occupant of glider) killed on impact.
Low angle, bright sunshine also limited visibility.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=5669&key=0 [NTSB Identification: CAN70A4457]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://aircraftdirectory.com/Manufacturer/BELL/47G-3B-1/N1335X]
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=29864
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 1996 | N1335X | Private | 0 | Rangely, CO |  |
sub |
| 16 June 1997 | N1335X | U.s. Dept. Of The Interior | 0 | Fallon, NV | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2011 07:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2020 05:47 | Robinhoo | Updated [Narrative] |
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