- Date
- October 26, 1987, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lebanon, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6141Bell 47G2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871026060769A
- Case key
- 40756
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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
The student was performing an autorotation at about 50' AGL and the flare was begun. The instructor pilot noticed that the helicopter was not leveling and took control of the aircraft. The helicopter settled tail low onto the soft ground striking the tail rotor, separating it from the helicopter. The helicopter made a turn and then settled to the ground where it rolled over on its right side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6141
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1506
- Airframe hours
- 8,249
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pilot Personnel
- Registered owner
- Pilot Personnel International
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 6, 1987 · 89 hours before
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,487 total · 665 in this make and model · 2,337 as pilot in command · 176 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N6141 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.