Bell 47G N14408
9 May 2000 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2000 at about 22:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N14408, operated by Stinson Air Center LLC, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stinson Municipal (SSF)
- Coordinates
- 29.3205, -98.4698
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N14408
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stinson Air Center LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW00LA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The improper touchdown performed by the flight instructor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a touchdown autorotation, which the flight instructor was demonstrating, the helicopter touched down with forward movement. As the helicopter was sliding along the ground, it suddenly stopped and went up onto the toes of the skids before settling back onto the skids. During the event, the main rotor blades struck the tailboom forward of the tailrotor area and severed the tailboom
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Pine Hill, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Stanwood, Washington, United States | Gable, Stephen, L. | Fatal | 1 |
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| 17 Jul 2000 | Bell 47G-2A | Covington, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Holstein, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2000 | Bell 47G | Vacaville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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