- Date
- September 7, 1983, 11:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88754Bell 47G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830907048949A
- Case key
- 6192
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter settled after takeoff and rolled over after touching down on sloping terrain. One of the two pilots aboard was being transported to receive a private rating in helicopters. He had been endorsed for solo in the bell 47 and had flown the bell 47 less than half an hour. He had flown only 1 plus hours in the last 90 days none of which was in helicopters. Neither pilot remembers what the engine instruments registered after transitioning to fwd flt. Both pilots 'pulled collective' when settling began. The acft was beyond the rwys end over sloping terrain as it settled. No engine malfunctions were found after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88754
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 601
- Airframe hours
- 4,398
- Engine
- Franklin 6V4-200, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Executive Air Terminal, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CRW
- Destination
- BKW · Beckley, WV
- Airport
- CRW · Kanawha, runway 15, 4,750 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 554 total · 429 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.