OAKLAND, ME, USA
N6286N
BELL 47G3B-1
DURING AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLT, THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING AT 30 FT, AT 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN OVER A LAKE WHEN THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER SWUNG TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. HE STATED THAT 'WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE UNEXPECTED SWING TO THE RIGHT I ONLY HAD TIME TO REALIZE THAT I LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WITH CYCLIC BEFORE WATER IMPACT.' THE PHOTOGRAPHER HAD PHOTOGRAPHED A CAMP AND WATER SKIERS AND HAD ASKED THE PILOT TO MANEUVER NEAR A BOAT, OVER A FLOAT, WHEN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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