ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42576
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 2000 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H |
| Owner/operator: | Agrotors Inc |
| Registration: | N52AG |
| MSN: | 70-15746 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4323 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming T53-L13B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frenchville, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | NONE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The helicopter was on its fourth spray mission of the day, and the pilot's 51st spray mission for the season, when the accident occurred. The helicopter returned from the third mission, was refueled, reloaded, and departed. The helicopter then crashed a couple of minutes after takeoff in a wooded area. The weather was clear at the time of the accident. Main-rotor blade, and tail-rotor blade damage was consistent with low rotor rpm at impact. Examination of the transmission revealed no preimpact failures or malfunctions. Examination of the engine revealed that the compressor and turbine sections of the engine had been exposed to a large amount of aluminum from an unknown source prior to impacting the trees.
Probable Cause: Foreign object damage to the compressor and turbine sections of the engine, which resulted in a loss of power.
Reg N52AG cancelled as "destroyed" Jan 22, 2001.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21095&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jun-2014 22:08 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 16:02 | rvargast17 | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
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