ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376512
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| Date: | Monday 12 August 1985 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Joseph Pike & Charles Rhodes |
| Registration: | N2899B |
| MSN: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bear City, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Apple Valley, CA (APV |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON AUGUST 12, 1985, A BELL 47G2 HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH A YUCCA TREE AND ROLLED OVER DURING A LANDING NEAR BIG BEAR CITY, CA. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PLT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A AERIAL OBSERVATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 7500 FEET, BUT THIS WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE OF THE DENSITY ALTITUDE. THE PLT DESCENDED TO 4500 FEET TO DROP OFF ONE PASSENGER IN ORDER TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD. DURING HIS APPROACH TO LAND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA344
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1989 | N2899B | Calif. Amer. Research Info. | 0 | Rialto, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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