ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362794
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| Date: | Friday 9 October 1992 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N31FG |
| MSN: | 3834 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TVO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Centre, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Centre, AL (A04) |
| (A04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AG PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A MANEUVER (TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION), HE ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DECAY. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, AND IT BOUNCED INTO A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND THE RPM DECAYED ONCE MORE. THE HELICOPTER THEN CRASHED INTO THE FIELD, AND THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES DURING IMPACT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE HELICOPTER DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA009
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 1985 | N31FG | C And C Flying Service,inc. | 0 | Quitman, GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 10:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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