NONE · Bell 47G-3B1 · 1999-04-19 · THOMASTOWN, MS, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA99LA133
Event ID
20001205X00534
Type
Accident
Date
1999-04-19
Location
THOMASTOWN, MS, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
47G-3B1
Registration
N32PH
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control caused by the main rotor severing the tail rotor drive shaft as a result of the pilot's cyclic pull-up into a tailwind for his second approach and landing. The loss of the tail rotor caused an uncontrollable descent and tree strike with the main rotor and in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to make a downwind approach and landing.