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FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Grandlake, LA · June 23, 2002

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Date
June 23, 2002 · 11:55 local
Place
Grandlake, LA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
D04G
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N62446
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW02LA186
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Fatal injuries
0
N62446Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2003 · Bell 47G-4AS/N 7655 · Built 1968Airframe modelBell 47G-4AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During take off from an unimproved landing area a passenger blocked the cyclic control resulting in the right skid contacting the ground. The aircraft then rolled over and crashed. The aircraft experienced a post crash fire and was destroyed. All occupants escaped with only minor injuries to the pilot and one passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA A PASSENGER BLOCKED THE CYCLIC CONTROL RESULTING IN THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POST CRASH FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. ALL OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

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 FTW02LA186Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Lake, LAthe pilot's inability to control the helicopter in a hover due to the restricted movement of the cyclic for undetermined reasons.Jun 23, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N62446 · 2

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

Incident 19990817012379IOther Ground Ops · Sparta, TN1967 Bell 47G-4A had to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons shortly after take-off, after exiting the acft the pilot was struck and killed by the main rotor, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) aircraft took off from atop a fueling truck,…Aug 17, 1999 · Minor damage · 1 fatalAccident 19811102071589AHovering · Telegraph, TXHelicopter entered prestall vibration during low altitude hover. Lost control. Impact cut tail boom broke skids.Nov 2, 1981 · Substantial damage