ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246471
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| Date: | Friday 1 January 2021 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N74823 |
| MSN: | 270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7526 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6V4 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marana Regional Airport (AVQ/KAVQ), Marana, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tucson-Ryan Field, AZ (KRYN) |
| Marana, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that, while hover taxing on the taxiway, a Cessna airplane taxied from the ramp onto the same taxiway and turned toward and approached the helicopter. The helicopter pilot assumed that the Cessna would turn onto another taxiway toward the runway, however the Cessna continued toward the helicopter. The helicopter pilot stated that he went into a vertical lift, but "due to low rotor RPM the helicopter went into a loss of control spin". The helicopter landed hard to the left of the taxiway, substantially damaging the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA077
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1973 | 30174 | JGSDF |  |
w/o | ||
| 11 August 2015 | N74823 | Private | 0 | Clanton, Alabama | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2021 00:01 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 19:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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