ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359791
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1994 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D1 WASP |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Flying Service |
| Registration: | N908B |
| MSN: | 479 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6206 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hazel Green, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT DURING DEPARTURE FROM THE AERIAL APPLICATION LOADING AREA, AN UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND MADE A SLIDE-ON LANDING TO THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND ADJACENT CROPS. DURING THE SLIDING STOP, THE SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN THE CROPS, THE RIGHT SKID COLLAPSED, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND. DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 2300 FEET.
Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1987 | N908B | Private | 0 | Huntsville, AL | |
sub |
| 11 August 1997 | N908B | Lanier Flying Service | 0 | Holcomb, MS | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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