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| Date: | Sunday 20 January 1974 |
| Time: | 07:38 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-4A |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Ser |
| Registration: | N1396X |
| MSN: | 7570 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wapato, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| White Swan,Wash | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
enrt to evac flood victims.Aircraft observed in controlled descent until hitting power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1968 | N1396X | Anchorage Heli | 1 | near Kenai, AK | |
w/o |
| 24 July 2015 | N1396X | Fly Right Heli LLC | 0 | Gilbert, Iowa | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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