ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371091
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| Date: | Thursday 19 May 1988 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Harmon Rex |
| Registration: | N4690 |
| MSN: | BB2383 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3188 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mc Dougal, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST BEGUN THE SPRAYING OF A RICE FIELD WHEN ONE OF THE SPRAY NOZZLES MALFUNCTIONED. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN ON THE GROUND, TO WORK ON THE NOZZLE, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A TREE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES THEN CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL BOOM, AND THE HELICOPTER WENT OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE POST-CRASH INSPECTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 2014 | N4690 | Penn Tex Helicopters Inc | 1 | West of Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Louisiana | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 17:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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