Sherman EXECUTIVE N50499

Summary

On 31 January 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Sherman EXECUTIVE registered N50499 was involved in an accident near Stayton, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 January 1998 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stayton, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.8091, -122.7194

Aircraft

Sherman EXECUTIVE

Registration

N50499

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salem → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA033

2 people died.

Main rotor strike and separation of the tail boom for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built helicopter collided with terrain after in-flight separation of its tail boom and tail rotor while maneuvering. Witnesses described the helicopter making about 4 passes over the field at about 500 feet above the surface. On the last pass, there was a hard yaw to the right; the helicopter then straightened out, pitched into a flare, then the tail came up and the main rotor struck the tail-boom. The tail-boom, tail rotor, and bubble canopy separated from the helicopter. The main wreckage was located about 300 feet from those components.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.