Bell 47G-1 N141B
20 May 1982 · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1982 at about 11:10 local time, a Bell 47G-1 registered N141B, operated by Mort Rabkin, was involved in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1096, -84.4209
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-1
- Registration
- N141B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mort Rabkin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cincinnati → Cincinnati
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA176
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FORE AND AFT CYCLIC CONTROL LINKAGE TUBE BECAME DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, USING COLLECTIVE "S" TURNS TO REDUCE AIRSPEED WAS PERFORMED. THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING TO CUSHION THE FALL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CYCLIC PIVOT BOLT WAS MISSING P/N AN-174-15.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Sep 1982 | Bell 47G-5 | Soledad, California, United States | Soilserv, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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