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FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2A-1 · Brasstown, NC · June 28, 2021

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Date
June 28, 2021 · 13:21 local
Place
Brasstown, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N147AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA272
Reported as
Bell 47G-2A-1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N147AHRegistration cancelled May 23, 2022 · Bell 47G-2A-1S/N 3774 · Built 1968Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 26, 2021 at approximately 1320, a Bell 47G lifted off from a transport trailer at a grass strip located in Brasstown, north carolina.

After lifting off from the trailer and proceeding forward in a north easterly direction and at an altitude of 4 to 5 feet above the ground, the aircraft became unstable causing the main rotor blades to strike the ground multiple times; the right landing skid forcefully contacted the ground causing it to separate from the aircraft and was located 55 feet from the aircraft. The aircraft bounced and spun in a clockwise direction approximately 180 degrees. As the aircraft was spinning, the tail rotor struck the ground, causing the tail structure to slightly fold to the right until the aircraft came to rest. The aircraft was found laying on it`s left side, facing the transport trailer.

There was a post crash fire which consumed much of the aircraft. The fire was of high intensity as several metal parts of the aircraft were found to have been melted.

There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 26, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1320, A BELL 47G LIFTED OFF FROM A TRANSPORT TRAILER AT A GRASS STRIP LOCATED IN BRASSTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA.

AFTER LIFTING OFF FROM THE TRAILER AND PROCEEDING FORWARD IN A NORTH EASTERLY DIRECTION AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE GROUND MULTIPLE TIMES; THE RIGHT LANDING SKID FORCEFULLY CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS LOCATED 55 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND SPUN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPINNING, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING THE TAIL STRUCTURE TO SLIGHTLY FOLD TO THE RIGHT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON IT`S LEFT SIDE, FACING THE TRANSPORT TRAILER.

THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE WHICH CONSUMED MUCH OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE WAS OF HIGH INTENSITY AS SEVERAL METAL PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN MELTED.

THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

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 ERA21LA272Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBrasstown, NCThe pilot’s inflight loss of control while conducting a hovering maneuver.Jun 28, 2021 · Substantial damage