PARADISE, CA, USA
N42403
BELL 47H-1
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF NEAR THE NORTH END OF RWY 17 WHILE ON AN EASTENLY HEADING. AFTER LIFT-OFF, IT TURNED RIGHT, AS IF TO PROCEED DOWN THE RWY. AFTER RISING TO ABOUT 5 FT AGL, IT SETTLED & CONTACTED THE RWY, ROSE AGAIN, THEN TILTED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK 2 PARKED ACFT, THEN CRASHED & BURNED. THE PLT WAS THROWN FROM THE ACFT, BUT THE FIRE SPREAD IN HIS DIRECTION & HE WAS BURNED. AN INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE PLT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND REPORTEDLY, HE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE FLT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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