ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368158
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1989 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Farmers Flying Service |
| Registration: | N90463 |
| MSN: | 6669 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TVO-435-R1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rayville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER LOADING FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, HE 'BROUGHT THE HELICOPTER TO A HOVER TO CHECK EVERYTHING,' THEN CONTD THE TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE 'DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER' & 'TRIED TO REGAIN R.P.M. BUT WAS UNABLE.' THE HELICOPTER THEN MOVED FORWARD INTO A 4' HIGH COTTON CROP & TOUCHED DOWN. THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING TOUCHDOWN, HE APPLIED AFT CYCLIC TO KEEP THE HELICOPTER FROM ROCKING FORWARD. ACCORDING TO HIM THE TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND, CAUSING IT TO FAIL & DAMAGE THE MAIN ROTOR. AN FAA INVESTIGATOR RPRTD THAT THE TAIL BOOM WAS CUT OFF & THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE COTTON CROP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DRD13
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 October 2003 | N90463 | Rf Helicopter | 0 | Schaumburg, Illinois | |
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| 23-Mar-2024 07:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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