Aviation Crash Map

Bell 47J-2A N8545F

14 July 1983 · Interior, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 July 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Bell 47J-2A registered N8545F, operated by JAY Brent, was involved in an accident near Interior, South Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Interior, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates
43.7196, -101.9807
Aircraft
Bell 47J-2A
Registration
N8545F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
JAY Brent
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN83LA165

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

WHILE ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLT OVER A PARK, THE PLT HEARD A LOUD NOISE & THE HELICOPTER SHUDDERED & LOST POWER. AT THAT TIME, THE ACFT WAS OVER A CANYON, SO THE PLT LOOKED FOR THE FLATEST AREA TO LAND & BEGAN AN AUTOROTATION. DURING THE LANDING, THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED INSTEAD OF SLIDDING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SKIDS BENT, THE TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT THE TAIL BOOM. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENG FAILED AFTER A CONNECTING ROD BOLT HAD FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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