- Date
- April 25, 1987, 10:13 local (15:13 UTC)
- Place
- Rolling Fork, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N202CHBell 47G-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870425011399A
- Case key
- 31902
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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.
Analysis
While landing downwind, at an alt of aprx 20 feet, the helicopter began to settle with power. The pilot then attempted to stop the descent, however, because of insufficient alt & airspeed, was unable. The helicopter then landed hard, rolled over, after which, the main rotor blades stopped rotating after contact with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N202CH
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 301
- Airframe hours
- 7,822
- Engine
- Lycoming V0-435-A1E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bills Air Service
- Registered owner
- Bills Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1986 · 62 hours before
- Airport
- RFK · Rollang
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,850 total · 38 in this make and model · 8,665 as pilot in command · 56 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 67 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 N202CH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.