ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370924
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 June 1988 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Gray's Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N73947 |
| MSN: | 2821 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10673 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TVO-435-B1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benoit, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT SAID THE ENGINE MISFIRED THREE TIMES DURING TAKEOFF AND LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO A RICE FIELD AND THE DAMAGED SPRAY BOOMS BECAME ENTANGLED. THE HELICOPTER NOSED OVER IN THE HIGH VEGETATION. THE PLT STATED THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND SHUTDOWN AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR BOWL REVEALED RUST. TWO 1/4 INCH PARTICLES OF RUST WERE LYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL. NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA88FA192
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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