Bell 47G-5 N8197J
16 July 1985 · Crane, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1985 at about 11:45 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8197J, operated by Lloyd L. Davis, JR., was involved in an accident near Crane, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crane, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crane (E13)
- Coordinates
- 31.3894, -102.3507
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N8197J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lloyd L. Davis, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA288
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 HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED FROM A FLAT BED TRAILER. THE PLT STATED HE HAD LIFTED TO A 3 FOOT HOVER WHEN THE ENG STOPPED. THE HELICOPTER SUDDENLY ROTATED ABOUT 45 DEGS BEFORE HE COULD STOP IT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN AUTOROTATION TOUCHDOWN BUT WAS STILL PARTIALLY OVER THE TRAILER. THE REAR PORTION OF THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE TRAILER, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN DESTRUCTION OF THE HELICOPTER AS THEY CONTINUED TO ROTATE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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