ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356631
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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 1996 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1397X |
| MSN: | 6585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6218 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TVO-435-D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Borinquen -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had landed in the grass near runway 8, turned left to hover taxi, which resulted in the helicopter hovering with a 20 knot tail wind. The helicopter was hover taxiing about 18 inches above the ground, when the left front landing skid struck the ground, resulting in the main rotor blades striking the ground. This was the pilot's first solo flight as a student helicopter pilot, after being endorsed for solo flight the day before the accident. The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 070 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft while hover taxing. Factors in this accident were wind gusts and a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA235
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 1983 | N1397X | Agri Fly Serv-inc. | 0 | Delano, CA |  |
sub |
| 15 September 1991 | N1397X | Private | 0 | Penuelas, PR | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 09:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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