Bell 47G accident near Jones, OK
On July 10, 1998, a Bell 47G (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Jones, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 10, 1998
- Place
- Jones, OK
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.561°N, 97.290°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10554
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 10, 1998, approximately 1222 central daylight time, a Bell 47G helicopter, N12085, collided with trees during cruise flight and then impacted the ground in the backyard of a residence near Jones, Oklahoma. The helicopter, which was registered to and operated by Allied Helicopter Service, Inc., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The two occupants of the helicopter, a private pilot and a flight instructor, received fatal injuries. There were no injuries to persons on the ground, and property damage was confined to a water well pump house that was destroyed by fire and minor impact damage to the roof of the residence. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight that departed from Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, approximately 1205. The helicopter was en route to Downtown Airpark in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to an FAA inspector, on the morning of July 10, 1998, the private pilot and flight instructor flew the helicopter from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. The private pilot then successfully completed a practical test (check ride), given by the FAA inspector, for the addition of a rotorcraft helicopter rating to his private pilot certificate. The inspector stated that the private pilot "hovered exceptionally well" and had "good control" of the helicopter. The inspector reported that during one of the check ride maneuvers (a hovering autorotation), the helicopter hit on the aft part of the skids and rocked onto the forward
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees during a low altitude flight/maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
