Bell 47 goes down in Muncie, IN

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for such. Or mime types for that matter.

Contact the emergency authorities that responded to the incident,
ie-fire dept, etc., and tell them you have a video. The FAA will be
in touch with them and they can tell the FAA. If you try to report it
yourself, you'll get into a major tangle of red tape. Just let them
come to you.

I tried emailing them some crash info I had on another case and I
think it just went to the bit bucket because I never heard anything
back from them.

In this case, I'm not even sure if its a reportable incident. It
sounds like the heli just autorotated to a safe landing.


Dennis.

"Neb Okla" wrote:

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Be careful up there.

Was at the IRCHA Jamboree (a Remote Controlled Helicopter event
http://www.ircha.org/jamboree.php) and saw a Bell 47 (much like the one I
rode in last week at the Ohio State Fair).

I was filming it taking off (along with 10-20 other helicopter enthusiasts)
and it climbed and turned its tail into the wind - then we heard a loud
pop - like a backfire from the engine.

The craft went down behind a hill so I did not catch impact on video, but
was told by the event announcer that both passenger and pilot walked away,
though there was mention of an arm injury to one. Not sure how severe.

Because it was at a major helicopter event, plenty of rescuers were on the
scene very quickly - and the crash happened near the west end of a nearby
airport runway.

I'll provide an update when I get home if I can get more information.

Also, does anyone have advice on how to let the FAA know about my tape? It
has detailed footage of the helicopter as it started and took off.

Feel free to email me directly if you do not want to respond in the NG.

Thanks.

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Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

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