19870723037559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Huntsville, AL · July 23, 1987

Date
July 23, 1987 · 17:35 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N972B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA222
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,600 total800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control of aircraft during a turn. Impacted the water nose down in a slight right bank attitude. Aircraft sank

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING A TURN. IMPACTED THE WATER NOSE DOWN IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SANK

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N972B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.