ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384403
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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8426E |
| MSN: | 2473 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3622 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Thornton, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Thornton, IA |
| Thornton, IA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE DOWNWIND TURN FOR THE FOURTH SPRAYING PASS THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED POWER, COLLECTIVE AND CYCLIC TO LEVEL OFF AT SPRAYING ALTITUDE BUT THE WIND WAS TOO STRONG TO PREVENT THE TAILBOOM FROM STRIKING THE GROUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC82DA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1971 | N8426E | Billy Jo Harve | 1 | Branchville, Nj | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 10:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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