ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368192
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1989 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-B3 |
| Owner/operator: | Churchill, Scott |
| Registration: | N8471E |
| MSN: | 2654 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4807 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waseca, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Waseca, MN |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DRG A RETURN FLT TO THE NURSE TRUCK AFTER AERIAL APPLICATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE HELICOPTER WAS AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL WITH A TAILWIND WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. HE HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO TURN INTO THE WIND, SO HE MADE AN AUTOROTATION WITH A TAILWIND IN A BEAN FIELD, MANEUVERING ONLY TO AVOID A POWER LINE. DRG THE LANDING, THE HELICOPTER ROCKED FORWARD & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM AS THE PLT APPLIED AFT CYCLIC. A POST-ACDNT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE TAILWIND, HIGH OBSTRUCTION (POWER LINE), AND CROP (BEANS) WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1983 | N8471E | Willmar Aerial Spraying | 0 | Litchfield, MN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 08:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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