Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 accident near Ardmore, OK
On May 7, 2003, a Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Ardmore, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 7, 2003
- Place
- Ardmore, OK
- Aircraft
- Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.133°N, 97.127°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030514X00663
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 6, 2003, at 1915 central daylight time, a Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 helicopter, N1774, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of throttle control near Ardmore, Oklahoma. The helicopter was registered to Versatile Aviation Inc., and operated by Versatile Helicopter Inc., of Ardmore. The designated pilot examiner (DPE) and the commercial pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The instrument rating flight check flight originated from the Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (1F0), approximately one hour prior to the accident. According to the air traffic control tower controller at the Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM), after completing a precision instrument landing approach (ILS), the pilot of the accident helicopter requested a clearance for another ILS approach. Prior to the outer marker, the pilot broke off the ILS approach and proceeded to execute a very high frequency omni range (VOR) approach at 1F0. After completion of the VOR approach, the helicopter over flew the airport and departed the area to the south. A pilot who recently departed 1F0, reported that he heard a radio call from the pilot of the helicopter that they were having "throttle linkage problems and were trying to make it back to the airport." A few minutes later the witness heard the pilot state "they were in the pattern and for all aircraft to clear the way." No further radio transmission calls were received. Anoth
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to control the rate of descent, which resulted in an improper touchdown of the helicopter. A contributing factor was the loss of throttle control for undetermined reasons.
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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.
