Bell 47G N73DB
4 September 1987 · New Port Richey, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Bell 47G registered N73DB, operated by South Wind Aviation, was involved in an accident near New Port Richey, Florida, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Port Richey, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Pasco (X41)
- Coordinates
- 28.1294, -82.5906
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N73DB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- South Wind Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Petersburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA240
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 PLT WAS PRACTICING AN AUTOROTATIVE LNDG FOR A PLANNED CFI CHECKRIDE. DRG THE LNDG, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON THE AFT PORTION OF THE SKIDS, THEN PITCHED FORWARD. AS IT PITCHED FORWARD, THE PLT APPLIED FULL AFT CYCLIC & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TAIL BOOM & SEVERED IT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1987 | Bell 47G-2A | Mc Intosh, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1987 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Milton-Freewatr, Oregon, United States | Ronald A. Richman | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1987 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Cashmere, Washington, United States | Cascade Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1987 | Bell 47G-2 | Miami, Florida, United States | Gold Coast Helicopter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 47G | Wassaic, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Bell 47J-2 | Key Colony Bch., Florida, United States | Michaelson, Harlyn | No injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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