NONE · Bell 47G-3B-1 · 2002-06-08 · Nederland, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW02LA177
Event ID
20020612X00856
Type
Accident
Date
2002-06-08
Location
Nederland, CO, USA
Coordinates
40.667778, -106.052497
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
47G-3B-1
Registration
N999DW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent in-flight encounter with severe turbulence, which resulted in main rotor-tailboom contact and the separation of the tailrotor drive shaft.