What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 27, 2019, at approximately 1500 PST, N6064H, a Bell 47G-4A helicopter, impacted terrain shortly after coming to a hover at the North Las Vegas Airport in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
There were two occupants aboard the aircraft. The PIC and a passenger. The PIC sustained a minor laceration to his left ankle.
Shortly after the helicopter came to an approximately 3 foot hover, the helicopter proceeded to move forward and aft than continued aft and yawed to the right. The helicopter banked to the left while moving aft causing the main rotor blades to strike the pavement. The tail rotor struck a fuel storage tank at approximately the same time as the main rotor blades struck the pavement. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and subsequently rolled over on it's left side.
The helicopter accident was caught on camera by a surveillance camera aimed at the helicopter pad.
The PIC stated the intent of the flght was to start up the helicopter and hover it to check for any unusual mechanical abnormalities. He said after he brought the helicopter to a hover it felt unstable, so he asked the passenger to take the controls. The passenger was at the controls of the helicopter prior to it moving aft and yawing to the right.
Report to be amended.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 27, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 PST, N6064H, A BELL 47G-4A HELICOPTER, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO A HOVER AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT IN NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC AND A PASSENGER. THE PIC SUSTAINED A MINOR LACERATION TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.
SHORTLY AFTER THE HELICOPTER CAME TO AN APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT HOVER, THE HELICOPTER PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD AND AFT THAN CONTINUED AFT AND YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE HELICOPTER BANKED TO THE LEFT WHILE MOVING AFT CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A FUEL STORAGE TANK AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.
THE HELICOPTER ACCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AIMED AT THE HELICOPTER PAD.
THE PIC STATED THE INTENT OF THE FLGHT WAS TO START UP THE HELICOPTER AND HOVER IT TO CHECK FOR ANY UNUSUAL MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES. HE SAID AFTER HE BROUGHT THE HELICOPTER TO A HOVER IT FELT UNSTABLE, SO HE ASKED THE PASSENGER TO TAKE THE CONTROLS. THE PASSENGER WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE HELICOPTER PRIOR TO IT MOVING AFT AND YAWING TO THE RIGHT.
REPORT TO BE AMENDED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.