Bell 47G-3B1 N7863S
21 March 1988 · Gobernador, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1988 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 47G-3B1 registered N7863S was involved in an accident near Gobernador, New Mexico, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gobernador, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8002, -107.6099
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B1
- Registration
- N7863S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gobernador → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88GA088
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
THE COMMERICAL PLT WAS HOVERING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT 40 FEET AGL. DURING A MANEUVER HE REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG AND THE ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO DECAY. THE PLT MADE A HOVERING AUTOROTATION RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND SEVERED IT. A POST ACCIDENT TRANSMISSION TEAR DOWN REVEALED THAT THE LOCKING ROLLERS IN THE FREE WHEELING UNIT HAD WORN BEYOND TOLERANCE, ALLOWING THE MAIN ROTOR TO BECOME AND REMAIN DISENGAGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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