ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373165
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1987 |
| Time: | 10:13 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Bills Air Service |
| Registration: | N202CH |
| MSN: | 301 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7822 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING V0-435-A1E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rolling Fork, MS -
 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 |
WHILE LANDING DOWNWIND, AT AN ALT OF APRX 20 FEET, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE WITH POWER. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE DESCENT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT ALT & AIRSPEED, WAS UNABLE. THE HELICOPTER THEN LANDED HARD, ROLLED OVER, AFTER WHICH, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STOPPED ROTATING AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA87LA145
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 2016 | N202CH | Private | 0 | Myerstown, PA | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 10:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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