Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI87DER06

NEW PRAGUE, MN, USA

Aircraft #1

N6786D

BELL 47G-2A

Analysis

AFTER ABOUT A 5 MIN FLIGHT, THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A DOWNWIND TURN ON AN AGRICULTURAL TURNAROUND. IMPACT WAS ON A HEADING OF 210 DEGREES. WIND WAS FROM 326 DEGREES AT 14 KTS, GUSTS TO 22 KTS. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF POWERPLANT, FLIGHT CONTROL, STRUCTURAL, OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DURING THE ON-SITE OR SUBSEQUENT AIRFRAME AND ENGINE EXAMINATION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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