ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 317955
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 2023 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Vertical Vegetation Management LLC |
| Registration: | N919AC |
| MSN: | 4020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12412 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce M250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaolin Field Airport (OKZ/KOKZ), Sandersville, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sandersville, GA |
| Sandersville, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while conducting agricultural spraying operations, he flew back to the fuel truck for fuel. He radioed his spotter and asked if the area was clear, and the spotter told him it was. He was attempting to land on a trailer when the tail rotor came into contact with some tree limbs and several tail rotor blades separated from the helicopter. The helicopter immediately lost tail rotor authority and began to yaw. The pilot then tried to move the helicopter away from the trailer and land on the ground. The tail rotor and gearbox separated from the helicopter before the pilot landed the helicopter on the ground. The helicopter's empennage was substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of trees during landing, which resulted in a tail rotor contact with tree limbs and a subsequent loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA295
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 2022 | N919AC | Vertical Vegetation Management LLC | 0 | Cedar Key, FL | |
sub |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2023 22:03 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Sep-2023 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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