Bell 47G2 N6141
26 October 1987 · Lebanon, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Bell 47G2 registered N6141, operated by Pilot Personnel, was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Oregon, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lebanon, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.5193, -122.8106
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2
- Registration
- N6141
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pilot Personnel
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING AN AUTOROTATION AT ABOUT 50' AGL AND THE FLARE WAS BEGUN. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT NOTICED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT LEVELING AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED TAIL LOW ONTO THE SOFT GROUND STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR, SEPARATING IT FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER MADE A TURN AND THEN SETTLED TO THE GROUND WHERE IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1987 | Bell 47G2 | Grandview, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1987 | Bell 47G2 | Peoria Heights, Illinois, United States | Fostaire Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1988 | Bell 47G2 | Port O'connor, Texas, United States | Stewart N. Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1988 | Bell 47G2 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Pacific Aero Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Bell 47G2 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1986 | Bell 47G2 | Lisbon, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Piper PA28-151 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | Renyold F. Keeler | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1987 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Milton-Freewatr, Oregon, United States | Ronald A. Richman | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1987 | Cessna 150B | White City, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Bend, Oregon, United States | Robert Hildebrand | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180A | Dallas, Oregon, United States | Walter Long | Minor injuries | - |