Bell 47D1 N9115R

Summary

On 22 August 1995 at about 17:30 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N9115R was involved in an accident near Sidney, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 August 1995 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sidney, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.2793, -84.1592

Aircraft

Bell 47D1

Registration

N9115R

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Urbana → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO95LA084

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's abrupt touchdown while landing in a field. Related factors are the student pilot's failure to attain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The student pilot stated that he was making a steep approach, with a tailwind, to a soybean field. He reported that he failed to arrest the rate of descent and the helicopter made a hard landing. The CFI stated that he '...got on the controls...' with the dual student at about 10 to 30 feet above the ground, but the aircraft continued to descend. The instructor stated that there was no mechanical malfunction and that both pilots were at the controls at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.