Bell 47-G2 N59H
29 July 1984 · Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1984 at about 23:15 local time, a Bell 47-G2 registered N59H was involved in an accident near Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6502, -83.5497
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-G2
- Registration
- N59H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA317
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE WITH POWER DURING TAKEOFF AFTER THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH CHEMICALS. THE PLT SAID HE HAD A CHOICE OF, GOING THROUGH A FENCE OR OVER IT AND DECIDED TO GO OVER IT. PULLING COLLECTIVE BLED OFF M/R AND THE ACFT STOPPED FLYING. THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED FLARE. THE MAIN BLADES FLEXED AND CUT OFF THE TAIL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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