ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297740
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 2019 |
| Time: | 06:42 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Wilbur-ellis Co |
| Registration: | N7060J |
| MSN: | 25017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9836 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King City, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | King City, CA |
| King City , CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that, while conducting an agricultural application flight, he planned to fly over the top of a power pole. He applied full-up collective to climb over the pole, but the helicopter struggled to gain altitude. He added that, after the helicopter cleared the pole, the main rotor speed reduced and the helicopter "quit flying," so he decided to conduct a run-on landing on the field. The helicopter landed hard, and the main rotor blades struck the tailboom. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing and the main rotor blades striking the tailboom.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA20CA034
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 2003 | N7060J | Soilserv Inc | 0 | Greenfield, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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