ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369458
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| Date: | Friday 2 December 1988 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N74124 |
| MSN: | WH-5009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6V4-200-C32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allen, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-RATED, PRIVATE AIRPLANE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS HELICOPTER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND PRACTICING POWER RECOVERY AUTOROTATIONS, WHEN ON THE THIRD OR FOURTH ATTEMPT, THE PILOT/OWNER FLARED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM SEPARATED AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM AND AIRFRAME.
Probable Cause: UNQUALIFIED PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN LEVELING THE HELICOPTER DURING THE FLARE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DPA03
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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