Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, HIS DELAYED LANDING FLARE, AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On June 4, 1994, at 0900 central daylight time, a Bell 47H-1 helicopter, N2831B, was substantially damaged while landing near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The private pilot and his pilot rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight.
The pilot told the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that during the sixth practice autorotation being performed to an open field adjacent to the Downtown Airport, the rotor RPM decayed and the helicopter landed hard. The main rotor blades flexed down and chopped the tailboom.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# FTW94LA193