Bell 47G N88754

Summary

On 7 September 1983 at about 15:55 local time, a Bell 47G registered N88754 was involved in an accident near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 September 1983 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Kanawha (CRW)

Coordinates

38.3704, -81.5597

Aircraft

Bell 47G

Registration

N88754

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Beckley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA354

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

THE HELICOPTER SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF AND ROLLED OVER AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON SLOPING TERRAIN. ONE OF THE TWO PILOTS ABOARD WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO RECEIVE A PRIVATE RATING IN HELICOPTERS. HE HAD BEEN ENDORSED FOR SOLO IN THE BELL 47 AND HAD FLOWN THE BELL 47 LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR. HE HAD FLOWN ONLY 1 PLUS HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS NONE OF WHICH WAS IN HELICOPTERS. NEITHER PILOT REMEMBERS WHAT THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS REGISTERED AFTER TRANSITIONING TO FWD FLT. BOTH PILOTS 'PULLED COLLECTIVE' WHEN SETTLING BEGAN. THE ACFT WAS BEYOND THE RWYS END OVER SLOPING TERRAIN AS IT SETTLED. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.