ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384340
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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1982 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N93067 |
| MSN: | 5501 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1375 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6V4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harrisburg, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Harrisburg, AR |
| Harrisburg, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION THE PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A RICE DIKE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LOADED WITHIN 100 POUNDS OF THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW82DA189
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 November 1984 | N93067 | Patrick Q Perez | 0 | Terlingua, TX | |
sub |
| 2 November 1989 | N93067 | Unknown | 0 | Loxahatchee, FL | |
sub |
| 27 January 1992 | N93067 | Avico, Inc. | 0 | Cross City, FL | |
sub |
| 21 January 2014 | N93067 | Milam Inc | 0 | Pell City, AL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 10:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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