# Accident 20000922036629A: Bell 47G5A, Losantville, IN, September 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2000, 15:05 local time
- Place: Losantville, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9703° N, 85.0803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9703&lon=-85.0803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14841, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14841-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00TA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00TA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000922036629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00TA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00TA306), Sep 22, 2000: Bell 47G-5A (N14841), Economy, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N14841 (2)

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

- [Accident 20130103000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130103000099A), Jan 3, 2013: Bell 47G-5A (N14841), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. On January 3, 2013 a Bell 47G5A was approaching a field to spray a herbicide called "prowl". The aircraft approached the field of new garlic going under the 40…
- [Accident 19780829027509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829027509A), Aug 29, 1978: Bell 47G5A (N14841), Manson, IA, Substantial damage. Off airport operation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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