Bell 47J-2A N255PH
22 August 1986 · Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1986 at about 22:00 local time, a Bell 47J-2A registered N255PH, operated by Richard Hordon, was involved in an accident near Newburyport, Massachusetts, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plum Island (2B2)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2A
- Registration
- N255PH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Hordon
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA227
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 PLT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS OF THE ACFT ENG WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD, THE MAIN ROTOR FLEXED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT TANK WHICH CONTAINED NO FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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