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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell UH1B · Clarksville, TN · April 21, 1987

Date
April 21, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place
Clarksville, TN
Airport
Outlaw Field
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N46884
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA119
Reported as
Bell UH1B
Reported engine
Lycoming T53*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,177 total970 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Helicopter impacted ground and rolled over after loss of tail rotor control. Prior damage ignored. No airworthiness

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER IMPACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER AFTER LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. PRIOR DAMAGE IGNORED. NO AIRWORTHINESS

NTSB investigation

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