ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295554
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 2003 |
| Time: | 06:45 LT |
| Type: | Continental Copters El Tomcat Mk VI-B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9080T |
| MSN: | CCI-76-4 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8629 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Yates, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ft. Yates, North Dakota |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter impacted terrain while maneuvering for aerial application. The pilot reported he was making a "wide swing" to the left while descending. He stated the helicopter entered what he believed to be a "settling with power situation by [his] rotor wash." The pilot said he attempted to recover by dropping the collective and pushing forward on the stick. He reported he was too close to the ground to complete the recovery, so he flared to reduce his airspeed and the helicopter impacted the terrain. The spray boom caught the potato crop and the skids were caught in the wet ground. The helicopter nosed forward and rolled to the right, coming to a rest on its right side.
Probable Cause: The inadvertent settling with power and unsuccessful remedial action by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the potato crop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA204
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1982 | N9080T | Walter M. Moore | 0 | Cope, SC | |
w/o |
| 1 June 1988 | N9080T | Private | 0 | Callahan, FL | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 09:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 02:24 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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