ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134007
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Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1992 |
Time: | 19:00 LT |
Type: | Bell 47G-2 |
Owner/operator: | Sammy D. Goff |
Registration: | N2831B |
MSN: | 1486 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5440 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pikeville, KY -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS. HE REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT 20 FEET AGL, WHEN HE BEGAN LOSING CYCLIC CONTROL. HE SAID THE CANOPY (BUBBLE) SHATTERED AND THE HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED SEPARATION OF THE WOOD COMPOSED MAIN ROTOR BLADE. INSPECTION OF THE BLADE REVEALED THAT IT WAS DELAMINATED AND CONTAINED MOISTURE.
Probable Cause: DELAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO92LA047 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO92LA047
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
11-Apr-2024 08:18 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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