Bell 47G-5A N59400
20 July 1986 · Portland, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1986 at about 18:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5A registered N59400 was involved in an accident near Portland, Connecticut, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5A
- Registration
- N59400
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Portland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA191
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 CLIMBING, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG QUIT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED INTO A SAND BANK WHERE THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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