19890530013449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Keystone Height, FL · May 30, 1989

Date: May 30, 1989 · 08:45 local
Place: Keystone Height, FL
Airport: Keystone Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZORG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N53SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA89LA165
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine: Lycoming TVO435G1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,800 total

N53SPRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2001 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 67-17111 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1

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What happened

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Lost tail rotor control on start of spray run. Autorotated safely. Tail rotor drive shaft became uncoupled.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON START OF SPRAY RUN. AUTOROTATED SAFELY. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BECAME UNCOUPLED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA89LA165Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKeystone Hgts., FLThe tail rotor drive system became disconnected due to a bent tail rotor drive shaft. The trees contributed to the helicopter damage.May 30, 1989 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N53SP · 2

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

Accident 20000901013999ALow Level Operations · Canton, MS(-23) Heli contracted power wires during aerial application and crashed. (.4) on September 1, 2000, about 0935 central daylight time, a Bell 47G-3B-1, N53SP, registered to an individual, crashed while on a title 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight.…Sep 1, 2000 · Substantial damage Accident 19860620053139APrw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft · Cleveland, MSUnable to climb after liftoff. Collided with the ground. Aircraft over gross weight.Jun 20, 1986 · Substantial damage