Incident Bell 47G-2 D-HOCO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151492
 
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Date:Friday 26 June 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B47G model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 47G-2
Owner/operator:
Registration: D-HOCO
MSN: 1237
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location: -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
During a crop spraying demo, the goop congealed, causing a shift in CG and the helicopter ceased to aviate and crashed. Pilot survived.
The aircraft was rebuilt and re registered to LN-OQD 1969.

Sources:

http://www.coptercrazy.co.uk/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2012 13:26 TB Added
21-Sep-2023 14:52 Prestwick Pioneer Updated

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