Bell 47G N75273

Summary

On 10 July 1985 at about 15:50 local time, a Bell 47G registered N75273 was involved in an accident near Pella, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 July 1985 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.4000, -92.9093

Aircraft

Bell 47G

Registration

N75273

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

MKC85LA152

2 people had minor injuries.

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 PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO PROVEDE TRAINING IN AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE PLT/OWNER OF N75273. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS M/M AND WAS AT THE CONTROLS. HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A TURN AROUND AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN AND A RIGHT TURN WAS BEGUN. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE BANK STEEPENED AND DESPITE HIS USE O FULL LEFT LATERAL CYLIC CONTROL THE BANK STEEPEN TO NEARLY 90 DEG. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED FROM THE TOP OF THE TURN, WHICH WAS 80-100 FT AGL, IN A RT BANK AT APPROX 30 KT UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE CROP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.