ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196159
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 2017 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Scotts Helicopter Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N90529 |
| MSN: | NT1958-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14407 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marshan Township, near Hastings, Dakota County, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hastings, MN |
| Hastings, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After completing an agricultural application flight, the commercial pilot lost control of the helicopter, which subsequently impacted a field in a nose-low attitude. The pilot shut down the engine after the accident occurred.
Postaccident examination of the helicopter wreckage did not reveal any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The control rods were found fractured and exhibited damage consistent with overload. The pilot did not report why he lost control of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the helicopter did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies 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=90529
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 1976 | N90529 | Private | 0 | Dows, Ia | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1990 | N90529 | Northland Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Wall Lake, IA | |
sub |
| 30 July 1998 | N90529 | Northland Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Plainview, MN | |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2017 07:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jun-2017 14:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 16-Jun-2017 20:56 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 11-Nov-2018 08:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 10:41 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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