Aviation accident MIA99LA217

Name: aviation accident: Bell 47G-B3 near SELMA (1999-08-08)
Start: 1999-08-08
Location: SELMA, AL, USA

NONE · Bell 47G-B3 · 1999-08-08 · SELMA, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA99LA217
Event ID: 20001212X19587
Type: Accident
Date: 1999-08-08
Location: SELMA, AL, USA
Coordinates: 32.41098, -87.030624

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 47G-B3
Registration: N6712D
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper touchdown point during landing causing the landing skid to become entangled with the edge of the helipad platform and the resultant rollover and main rotor blade strike of the tow vehicle.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown