- Date
- May 4, 1980
- Place
- Panama Cy Bch, FL · PANAMA CY BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5185BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800504012549A
- Case key
- 130810
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1012 80/5/4 PANAMA CY BCH,FL BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2356 TIME - 1330 N5185B PX- 0 1 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDI-COPTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CY BCH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DRG 180DEG PDL TURN OVR ELEVD PAD,DRIFTED OFF,SETTLED,TAIL HIT PAD.CG OUT 2IN FWD,91LBS OVR MAX WT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redi-Copter
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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 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 MIA71FLA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPanama City, FLNTSB MIA69D0067Accident · No injuriesClosedPanama City, FL