20060420011789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Annville, PA · April 20, 2006

Date
April 20, 2006 · 20:30 local
Place
Annville, PA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N22MP
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06FA100
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
740 total145 in this make and model

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What happened

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

(-23) On April 20, 2006 at 1620 EDT, a Bell 47, N22MP, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while hovering out of ground effect about 230 feet AGL, in a tailwind condition.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2006 AT 1620 EDT, A BELL 47, N22MP, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE HOVERING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT ABOUT 230 FEET AGL, IN A TAILWIND CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

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