19831224064839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2A1 · Hughes, AR · December 24, 1983

Date
December 24, 1983 · 09:38 local
Place
Hughes, AR
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N124CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA102
Reported as
Bell 47G2A1
Reported engine
Allison 250C*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,742 total2,575 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter was attempting rescue of hunter. With person on skid pilot was unable to maintain lateral control.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF HUNTER. WITH PERSON ON SKID PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LATERAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.