Bell 47G-2A N73205

Summary

On 22 August 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N73205, operated by Washington Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Washington, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 August 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Washington Municipal (C61)

Coordinates

41.2897, -91.6910

Aircraft

Bell 47G-2A

Registration

N73205

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Washington Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Washington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA151

Nobody was injured.

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 HELICOPTER WAS BEING AIR TAXIED TO THE REFUELING LOCATION WHEN IT CRASHED. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD LIFTED OFF AND WAS ABOUT 6 FT AGL WITH ABOUT 20 KTS FORWARD SPEED WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELT A SNAP AND THE CYCLIC WENT FULL LEFT. THE HELICOPTER BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND FLEW INTO THE GROUND. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A BOLT, PN 20-057-4-16D, USED TO SECURE THE LATERAL SERVO TO THE AIRFRAME, WAS NOT IN PLACE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE NUT WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.