ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376795
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 1985 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N75273 |
| MSN: | 7 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3800 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pella, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO PROVEDE TRAINING IN AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE PLT/OWNER OF N75273. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS M/M AND WAS AT THE CONTROLS. HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A TURN AROUND AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN AND A RIGHT TURN WAS BEGUN. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE BANK STEEPENED AND DESPITE HIS USE O FULL LEFT LATERAL CYLIC CONTROL THE BANK STEEPEN TO NEARLY 90 DEG. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED FROM THE TOP OF THE TURN, WHICH WAS 80-100 FT AGL, IN A RT BANK AT APPROX 30 KT UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE CROP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC85LA152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 September 1991 | N73865 | Bma Inc. | 0 | Miltonfreewater, OR | |
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| 6 July 2017 | N153B | Private | 0 | Big Lake, MN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 19:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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