Incident report
Bell 47G crash near Denton, Texas, United States
unknown2019-05-06
Summary
The flight instructor's improper decision to instruct the student pilot to establish a hover and reposition the helicopter with a tailwind, which resulted in the student pilot's loss of pitch control.
Incident details
Date
2019-05-06
Location
Denton, Texas, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗33.2022, -97.1981
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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