ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366472
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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1990 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Ritel Copter Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N8140J |
| MSN: | 25008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hudson, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hudson, IA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
HAVING COMPLETED AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A FARM FIELD TO CHECK CROP CONDITIONS. HE SAID THAT HE LANDED HARD, HEELS OF THE SKIDS FIRST, RESULTING IN THE MAIN ROTOR FLEXING DOWN AND CONTACTING THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA205
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 2007 | N8140J | Ri Tel Copter Service, Inc. | 0 | Jesup, Iowa | |
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| 21-Mar-2024 05:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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