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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