Bell 47G-3B-1 N73916

Summary

On 2 June 1987 at about 16:05 local time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 registered N73916, operated by Sherrill Farms, Inc., was involved in an accident near Payson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 June 1987 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Payson, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.1891, -111.1705

Aircraft

Bell 47G-3B-1

Registration

N73916

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Sherrill Farms, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA222

2 people were seriously 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 BELL 47G-3B-1 COLLIDED WITH TREES AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER A LOSS OF POWER IN A REMOTE WILDERNESS AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE DURING FLIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ENGINE RPM BY MANIPULATION OF THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO ENTER AUTOROTATION. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO ENTER TREES DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA. THE EXAMINING INSPECTOR STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTROL CONTINUITY OF THE HELICOPTERS THROTTLE LINKAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.