ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135092
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 2006 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23947 |
| MSN: | 2080 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4900 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hayden, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cullman, AL (3A1) |
| Hayden, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he had just performed an uneventful landing in his pasture and was allowing the engine to cool down before shutting it down. The pilot reported that one minute into the cool down, he reduced the throttle to seventeen hundred rpm. He felt heat on his back and turned around to see fire coming from the engine. As the pilot was attempting to egress from the helicopter, he fell backwards, grabbed the cyclic stick with the engine still running, and pulled it to the left side as he slid out. The helicopter was entirely consumed by fire. Due to the extent of the damage, the origin of the fire could not be determined.
Probable Cause: engine fire for reasons undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20061010X01491&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2011 08:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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