Accident Bell 47G4A N79195, Tuesday 27 September 1983

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Date:	Tuesday 27 September 1983
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Bell 47G4A
Owner/operator:	Sabre Helicopters Inc.
Registration:	N79195
MSN:	7568
Year of manufacture:	1967
Total airframe hrs:	7337 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming VO-540-B1B3
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Catarina, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
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Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE PLATFORM ON A TRAILER DURING A PRACTICE LANDING. THE PLT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ACFT POSITION ON THE PLATFORM AND IN ATTEMPTING TO RE-POSITION THE HELICOPTER ROCKED AND HIT THE TAIL ROTOR AGAINST THE TRAILER. LOST OF ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL CAUSED THE ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN IN A DOWNWIND YAW AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT LANDING SKID. THE ACFT ROLLED OVER TO THE RIGHT AND BURNED. THE WIND WAS FROM 100 DEGREES AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.

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