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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Winton, NC · August 16, 1991

Date
August 16, 1991 · 13:30 local
Place
Winton, NC
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KQCG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91LA163
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6V350A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total5,500 in this make and model400 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.

Set helicopter down on edge of a field road. Skid settled into ditch,caused rotor to hit tail boom. Spun and rolled

As the FAA filed it

SET HELICOPTER DOWN ON EDGE OF A FIELD ROAD. SKID SETTLED INTO DITCH,CAUSED ROTOR TO HIT TAIL BOOM. SPUN AND ROLLED

NTSB investigation

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