ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372436
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| Date: | Monday 10 August 1987 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G (TOM CAT) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N10175 |
| MSN: | 1272 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7996 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 210 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dothan, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE HE WAS MAKING A TURN-AROUND OVER TREES AFTER THE 1ST SWATH RUN, THE HELICOPTER ENCTRD A SUDDEN WIND CHANGE. HE STATED THAT THE WIND COND WAS FROM A CUMULUS BUILDUP WHICH PUT HIM IN A TAILWIND SITUATION. AS HE COMPLETED HIS TURN WITH NEAR ZERO AIRSPEED, THE HELICOPTER BGN TO SETTLE WITH POWER. THE PLT TRIED TO FLY OUT OF THE SITUATION, BUT THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A TREE LIMB & SEPARATED, CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO SPIN. THE PLT ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE IN AN ATMT TO MAKE AN AUTOROTATION & THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87LA229
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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