- Date
- October 22, 1984, 15:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N59424Bell 47G-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841022057699A
- Case key
- 31206
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft wad parked with 3 ft clearance between main rotor and corner of hangar. Plt stated that on lift off a gust of wind blew acft toward hangar. Main rotor blades made contact. Ground crewman injured by flying debris.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59424
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 25143
- Airframe hours
- 3,228
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-B1A, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Robert W. Calhoun, doing business as Belle Aire Helicopters
- Registered owner
- W.J. Tiller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 10, 1983 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- Belle Glade, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 22,435 total · 12,103 as pilot in command · 156 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 22 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 N59424 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.