ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298676
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2000 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Tractor, Inc. |
| Registration: | N83701 |
| MSN: | 3835 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | HOLSTEIN, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | CAMPBELL , NE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter impacted the terrain while maneuvering during aerial application flight. In a written statement, the pilot said, "On the third pass at the top of my turn the wind came up strongly from the E-NE and what airspeed I had at the top of the turn dissipated and became a tailwind of approx[imately] 15-20 knots. I was diving back into the field now with a tailwind, out of translational lift and ended up with what I consider to be settling with power. At my current altitude of approx[imately] 50-60 feet I did not have sufficient room to reenter translational lift and contacted the ground." A postaccident examination of the aircraft failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. A weather reporting station located about 17 miles and 037 degrees magnetic from the accident site reported at 0753 cdt, wind variable at 03 knots. The same reporting station reported at 0853 cdt, wind variable at 03 knots gusting to 19 knots. At 0900 cdt, the reporting station reported thunderstorms in the vicinity
Probable Cause: the settling with power encountered by the pilot. A factor was the sudden windshift.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA204
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 July 1997 | N83701 | Private | 0 | Crossett, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 21:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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