- Date
- June 26, 1985, 13:57 local (18:57 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3094GBell 47G-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850626028029A
- Case key
- 13111
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was being landed on a trailer for transportation. Upon touchdown the right skid hooked on the landing guides and the helicopter rolled to the right side. The main rotor blades struck the ground, the left fuel tank ruptured and an explosion and fire ensued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3094G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3361
- Airframe hours
- 7,487
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540-B1B3, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve D. Neiderhauser
- Registered owner
- Edward R. Colmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 28, 1985 · 114 hours before
- Airport
- Y12 · Airlake
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
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,853 total · 25 in this make and model · 1,725 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 150 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.
Other investigations on N3094G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.