- Date
- June 17, 1984, 19:30 local (Jun 18, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nimrod, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18JMBell 47-G2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840617073299A
- Case key
- 12658
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Roll over
Analysis
While landing in an area of tall grass a skid collided with a sand ridge causing a roll over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18JM
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2334
- Airframe hours
- 1,258
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ed G. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Nimrod, MN
N18JMRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 215 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.