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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5A · Losantville, IN · September 22, 2000

Date: September 22, 2000 · 15:05 local
Place: Losantville, IN
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N14841
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00TA306
Reported as: Bell 47G5A

N14841Registration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Bell 47G-5AS/N 25080 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBell 47G-5A Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot set the helicopter half on gravel and on grass. The helicopter rocked backward as he put weight on the skids. He pushed forward cyclic with no help. He then added power and collective the helicopter jumped vertically 15-20 feet and turned 90 degrees to the left. The tail rotor struck the ground removing the tail rotor blades down to the hub. The helicopter started to spin due to torque and hit the gravel parking lot hard on the right skid then the left, severing both skids. The airframe continued to spin on the ground several times. The pilot pulled the mixture, fuel control and turned off the magnetos, amster battery and generator switches. The engine ran for 15 seconds until the carburetor ran out of fuel. There were two occupants onboard. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the passenger/observer was uninjured. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SET THE HELICOPTER HALF ON GRAVEL AND ON GRASS. THE HELICOPTER ROCKED BACKWARD AS HE PUT WEIGHT ON THE SKIDS. HE PUSHED FORWARD CYCLIC WITH NO HELP. HE THEN ADDED POWER AND COLLECTIVE THE HELICOPTER JUMPED VERTICALLY 15-20 FEET AND TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND REMOVING THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES DOWN TO THE HUB. THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO SPIN DUE TO TORQUE AND HIT THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT HARD ON THE RIGHT SKID THEN THE LEFT, SEVERING BOTH SKIDS. THE AIRFRAME CONTINUED TO SPIN ON THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE, FUEL CONTROL AND TURNED OFF THE MAGNETOS, AMSTER BATTERY AND GENERATOR SWITCHES. THE ENGINE RAN FOR 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE CARBURETOR RAN OUT OF FUEL. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER/OBSERVER WAS UNINJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

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 CHI00TA306Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportEconomy, INThe pilot failed to maintain control of the helicopter while attempting a landing on unsuitable terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the grass covered, down slope in the terrain.Sep 22, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N14841 · 2

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

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