ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354325
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| Date: | Sunday 14 June 1998 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-4A |
| Owner/operator: | Inland Crop Dusting |
| Registration: | N110DT |
| MSN: | 7631 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9903 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-540-B1B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shafter, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Shafter, CA (KMIT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he made a steep downwind approach to the landing pad and the helicopter entered into settling with power (vortex ring state). He reported that he was at too low an altitude to recover and the helicopter impacted the terrain about 500 feet west of the intended landing zone. The main rotor blades severed the tail boom. The pilot reported that he had not experienced any mechanical malfunction with the helicopter prior to the accident, but stated that he should have made a shallower approach.
Probable Cause: The aircraft's encounter with settling with power, which resulted from the pilot's decision to perform a steep downwind approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA197
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 2005 | N110DT | Inland Crop Dusters, Inc. | 0 | Bakersfield, CA | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 13:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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