ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156806
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 2013 |
| Time: | 08:12 |
| Type: | Bell 47G-3B-1 Soloy |
| Owner/operator: | Scotts Helicopter Services Inc |
| Registration: | N5024N |
| MSN: | 6601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5340 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250C10D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maplewood, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Maplewood, MN |
| Maplewood, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter had completed aerial applications at two designated locations without incident. Recorded GPS data and witness information indicated that the helicopter then travelled north at a low altitude to another location. Witnesses observed the helicopter rolling or banking left and descending. The helicopter subsequently impacted a residential garage and terrain. A postimpact fire destroyed the helicopter's forward section and a majority of its control system components. An examination of the helicopter and its systems revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. The helicopter was below the allowable maximum gross weight. The reason of the loss of helicopter control could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the helicopter and its systems revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5024N
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2013 01:52 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Jun-2013 08:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 20-Jun-2013 08:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Jun-2013 16:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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