Bell 47G-2 N6140C

Summary

On 7 March 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6140C was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, 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

7 March 1987 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Campbell Airstrip (CSR)

Coordinates

61.1994, -149.7495

Aircraft

Bell 47G-2

Registration

N6140C

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC87FA043

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

A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS COMMERCIAL ROTORCRAFT STUDENT WERE PRACTICING QUICK STOPS TO A HOVER AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER A SNOW COVERED NON-MAINTAINED AIRSTRIP. THE STUDENT, A COMMERCIALLY RATED FIXED WING PILOT, HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THREE QUICK STOPS, BUT STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON HIS FOURTH ATTEMPT CAUSING THE TAIL ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.