Bell 47G-2 N202CH
25 April 1987 · Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1987 at about 15:13 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N202CH, operated by Bills Air Service, was involved in an accident near Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rollang (RFK)
- Coordinates
- 32.9009, -90.8698
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N202CH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bills Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WHILE LANDING DOWNWIND, AT AN ALT OF APRX 20 FEET, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE WITH POWER. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE DESCENT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT ALT & AIRSPEED, WAS UNABLE. THE HELICOPTER THEN LANDED HARD, ROLLED OVER, AFTER WHICH, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STOPPED ROTATING AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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