- Date
- October 28, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Georgetown, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N929BBell 47D1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821028058149A
- Case key
- 70823
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot started to takeoff from area that was difficult to exit. He relanded once. During the 2nd attempt to fly out, the helicopter collided with trees and crashed. The pilot was not rated in helicopters, but he said he had soloed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N929B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 647
- Airframe hours
- 5,526
- Engine
- Franklin, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James L. Evans
- Registered owner
- James L. Evans
- Departed
- Georgetown, IN
- Destination
- Georgetown, IN
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 401 total · 28 in this make and model · 318 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N929B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.