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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Hayden, AL · September 9, 2006

Date: September 9, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place: Hayden, AL
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N23947
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06CA124
Reported as: Bell 47G2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 167 total167 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N23947Registration cancelled Jan 23, 2008 · Bell 47G-2S/N 2080 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Approximately one minute into a two minute cool down the pilot reduced throttle to seventeen hundred rpm's. at this time the pilot felt heat on his back, turned and saw that fire was coming from the engine, during evacuation of the aircraft the pilot states that he fell backwards, grabbed the cyclic stick with the engine still running, pulled it to the left side as he slid out causing the aircraft to roll over onto its left side. The aircraft was engulfed in flames as the pilot crawled clear of the flames.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE INTO A TWO MINUTE COOL DOWN THE PILOT REDUCED THROTTLE TO SEVENTEEN HUNDRED RPM'S. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT FELT HEAT ON HIS BACK, TURNED AND SAW THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, DURING EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT STATES THAT HE FELL BACKWARDS, GRABBED THE CYCLIC STICK WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, PULLED IT TO THE LEFT SIDE AS HE SLID OUT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS THE PILOT CRAWLED CLEAR OF THE FLAMES.

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 DEN06CA124Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHayden, ALengine fire for reasons undetermined.Sep 9, 2006 · Destroyed