Bell 47G N4475
21 December 1983 · El Cajon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1983 at about 21:25 local time, a Bell 47G registered N4475 was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Cajon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie Fld (SEE)
- Coordinates
- 32.7897, -116.9604
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N4475
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING A DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW HIS STUDENT HOW TO AUTOROTATE FM A 2 FT HEIGHT AGL THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED PWR AND INADVERTENTLY APPLIED FWD CYCLIC. THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SKIDS HIT THE GD FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. HELICOPTER THEN ROCKED BACKWARDS, THE REAR PORTION OF THE SKIDS IMPACTED THE GD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SLICED THROUGH THE TAILBOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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