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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1984 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B |
| Owner/operator: | L&m Aviation |
| Registration: | N73224 |
| MSN: | 2759 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5140 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TVO-435-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle Point, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Eagle Point, OR |
| Eagle Point, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND DURING LANDING. THE COMMERCIAL PLT HAD TAKEN 2 PASSENGERS FOR A SIGHT SEEING TOUR AND DURING LANDING HE SAID ONE OF THEM GRABBED HIS RIGHT ARM AT 4 FT AGL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND CONTACT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA84LA162
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 2015 | N73224 | US HELICOPTER LLC. | 0 | near Searchlight, NV | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 15:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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