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| Date: | Saturday 23 January 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | NASA |
| Registration: | N947NA |
| MSN: | 6665 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Patrick AFB, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Patrick AFB, FL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the Indian River while flying low on a training flight. Astronaut Cmdr. Eugene A. Cernan (36) escaped only slightly injured.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 24 January 1971, p1
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/23-january-1971/
https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Cernan-Helo-1971.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2022 13:43 | TB | Added |
| 05-May-2025 06:24 | Zach | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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