Bell 47G-3B-1 N62462
21 March 1987 · Odessa, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1987 at about 22:00 local time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 registered N62462 was involved in an accident near Odessa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Odessa, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Odessa/Schlemeyer (E02)
- Coordinates
- 31.9110, -102.2598
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B-1
- Registration
- N62462
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Odessa → Odessa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87GA083
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
INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON THE HEEL OF ITS SKIDS, LEFT SKID FIRST, AND AT A SLIGHTLY LOW ROTOR RPM. THE TAIL BOOM THEN MOVED UPWARD WHILE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM, ALLOWING THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY TO FALL TO THE GROUND. FRESH MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE MAIN ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY WHERE IT HAD BANGED AGAINST THE MAIN ROTOR DROOP STOPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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