Bell 47H-1 N2831B
4 June 1994 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1994 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47H-1 registered N2831B was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1797, -96.0497
- Aircraft
- Bell 47H-1
- Registration
- N2831B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94LA193
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, HIS DELAYED LANDING FLARE, AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A HELICOPTER PRIVATE PILOT LANDED HARD DURING THE SIXTH PRACTICE AUTOROTATION OF THE DAY. THE LANDING FLARE WAS DELAYED AND THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DECAYED TO THE POINT THAT DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE TAILBOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1994 | Bell 47G-5 | Pacific Ocean | Victor M. Reyes | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Mar 1994 | Bell 47G-5A | Wisconsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States | Ruterbories, Caryl J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1994 | Bell 47 MARK-6 | Lake City, Minnesota, United States | Northland Helicopter Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1994 | Bell 47G | Sulphur, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1994 | Bell 47G-2 | Willcox, Arizona, United States | Arizona Apple Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1994 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Sundown Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1994 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aeronautics | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1994 | Cessna T-210J | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-23 | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Brewer, JIM L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1994 | Cessna 210L | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1994 | George SPACEWALKER 1 | Mountain View, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |