ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297239
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 2002 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | S |
| Registration: | N6746D |
| MSN: | 2250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5500 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bunnell, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL (GNV/KGNV) |
| Bunnell, FL (X47) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the student pilot was lifting off the grassy area between the runway and the taxiway, a sand bag being used as ballast shifted position on the right side floorboards, causing the rotorcraft to sustain a dynamic rollover to the right.
Probable Cause: The failure of the student pilot to secure the rotorcraft floorboard mounted ballast, resulting in shifting of the ballast on liftoff, and the subsequent dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA02LA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1992 | N6746D | Private | 0 | Danbury, TX | |
sub |
| 7 November 2019 | N6746D | Private | 0 | Groveland, FL | |
sub |
| Tailstrike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 16:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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