- Date
- June 29, 1968
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5185BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110014
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2208 68/6/29 PANAMA CITY,FLA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1005 N5185B PX- 0 0 2 OTHER AGE 52, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EDGEWATER BEACH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLTS.FAILED T/R BLADE NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Edgewater Beach
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Other investigations on N5185B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83LA295Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThomasville, ILThe helicopter tail rotor struck the ground during landing. The helicopter was engaged in aerial application and was returning to reload. The plt reported that at touchdown a gust of wind caused the tail rotor to hit the ground. Decatur winds were reported as…NTSB MIA80FKJ35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPanama Cy Bch, FLNTSB MIA71FLA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPanama City, FL