Bell 47G N7763
27 May 2007 · Hayden, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 May 2007 at about 16:08 local time, a Bell 47G registered N7763, operated by William Latham, was involved in an accident near Hayden, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one died. 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 16:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hayden, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 33.9253, -86.8700
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N7763
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William Latham
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hayden → Hayden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA07LA102
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during hover, following a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was repositioning the newly purchased helicopter off of a trailer to an area inside his private property. The student pilot's intended landing site was an uneven cow pasture. A witness observed that the approach of the helicopter was a steep descent. The helicopter landed hard, bounced back up, and the tail section started to move close to a tree. At that moment, the helicopter climbed quickly before it rolled over. It looked to the witness as if the helicopter was out of control. The main rotor blades struck the ground several times as it rolled over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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