Bell 47G3B-1 N6286N

Summary

On 5 August 1988 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B-1 registered N6286N was involved in an accident near Oakland, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 August 1988 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakland, Maine, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G3B-1

Registration

N6286N

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC88LA209

Nobody was 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

DURING AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLT, THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING AT 30 FT, AT 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN OVER A LAKE WHEN THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER SWUNG TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. HE STATED THAT 'WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE UNEXPECTED SWING TO THE RIGHT I ONLY HAD TIME TO REALIZE THAT I LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WITH CYCLIC BEFORE WATER IMPACT.' THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAD PHOTOGRAPHED A CAMP AND WATER SKIERS AND HAD ASKED THE PILOT TO MANEUVER NEAR A BOAT, OVER A FLOAT, WHEN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.