Bell 47G N2275B

Summary

On 18 March 1986 at about 01:15 local time, a Bell 47G registered N2275B was involved in an accident near Beaumont, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 March 1986 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaumont, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Beaumont Muni (BMT)

Coordinates

29.9002, -94.1606

Aircraft

Bell 47G

Registration

N2275B

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaumont → Jennings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW86LA043

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 PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN AREA WHICH WAS PROTECTED FROM THE WIND BY A LARGE BUILDING. AFTER OBTAINING TRANSLATIONAL LIFT AND CLIMBING ABOVE THE BUILDING, A RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND, WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS, WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST TRANSLATIONAL LIFT AND HIS ROTOR RPM DECAYED. THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE FRONT TOE OF THE RIGHT SKID SUNK INTO THE SOFT SOIL AND HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.