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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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