Bell 47G-5A N58077
3 September 1982 · Waconia, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Bell 47G-5A registered N58077, operated by Flight Training Center Inc., was involved in an accident near Waconia, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waconia, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5A
- Registration
- N58077
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flight Training Center Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eden Prairie → Eden Prairie
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA336
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN RELEASED BY THE MAINTENANCE SECTION AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING A SQUAWK CONCERNING A "BINDING COLLECTIVE." THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR (CFI) DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AND FLEW ABOUT AN HOUR PRACTICING PRECISION HOVERING AND RAPID DECELERATIONS. DURING THE RAPID DECELERATINS, THE AIRCREW FELT A BINDING CONDITION IN THE COLLECTIVE AND MADE A NOTE TO INFORM THE MAINTENANCE SECTION. AFTER THE LAST RAPID DECELERATION, A CLIMB WAS MADE TO 1500 FT MSL. WHILE ROLLING LEVEL FROM A TURN AT 45 TO 50 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT SHOOK VIOLENTLY, A LOUD "BANK" WAS HEARD AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN A DESCENT AS IF THE COLLECTIVE HAD BEEN SLAMMED TO THE BOTTOM. WITH THE COLLECTIVE FULL UP, ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM OVER THE GREEN ARC, THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED AS IF IT WERE IN A FULL AUTOROTATION. CYCLIC AND ANTITORQUE PEDALS WERE USED TO AVOID POWER LINES, BUT THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK A TREE AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED AND BURNED. ONLY OVERLOAD FAILURE WAS FOUND IN THE COLLECTIVE COMPONENTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1982 | Quickie | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Harry W. Daymond | No injuries | - |
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