ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293783
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 2005 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5A |
| Owner/operator: | Joel Marwitz |
| Registration: | N59403 |
| MSN: | 25140 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3642 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-768-BIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brush, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brush, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during takeoff, the right rear skid of the helicopter caught on a nearby truck trailer fender. The helicopter nosed over, bounced hard, then spun around colliding with the truck trailer and the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its left side. The pilot reported the helicopter's main rotor was bent, the tail boom was bent downward, the short shaft was broken, the main frame was bent, and the Plexiglas canopy was broken. The pilot stated that it was a "nice day," the winds were "dead calm," and that there was "nothing wrong with the machine." An examination of the helicopter revealed no anomalies that could have contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the truck trailer during takeoff. A factor contributing to this accident was the truck trailer.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05CA078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1991 | N59403 | Ag-air, Inc. | 0 | Farmington, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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