ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379493
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1984 |
| Time: | 20:02 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Ag Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N13012 |
| MSN: | 648 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2264 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6 VS-335-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ridge Farm, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AFTER A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL THE ROTOR DECREASED ABOUT 500 RPM. HE TRIED TO REGAIN ROTOR RPM UNTIL ABOUT 100 FT AGL AND THEN TRIED AN AUTOROTATION. UPON LANDING THE ACFT ROLLED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPENCIES WITH THE ACFT.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84LA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 March 1998 | N13012 | Penn Tex Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Jeanerette, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 06:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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