Accident · 1991-08-10

NTSB case CHI91LA257 · BELL 47G · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 47G (N61SD)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CENTRAL WISCONSIN HELICOPTERS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CENTRAL WISCONSIN HELICOPTERS — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE ROTORCRAFT'S TAIL BOOM IN FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE REDUCED AIRCRAFT CONTROL AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case CHI91LA257

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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