ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285706
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| Date: | Thursday 14 August 2008 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B |
| Owner/operator: | Scotts Helicopter Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N47AH |
| MSN: | 2645 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 435A/F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenyon, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kenyon, MN |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he had flown the helicopter on several aerial application flights earlier in the day, and that the humidity had increased as the weather cleared. He stated that the initial takeoff was normal, but that when he was about 100 yards from the support truck, the rotor rpm began to decay, and the helicopter settled into a soybean field. The spray boom caught in the crop, and the helicopter pitched forward, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the ground. The aft section of the tail boom, including the tail rotor, separated from the helicopter. The pilot reported there was no mechanical malfunction/failure with the helicopter. He did report that he should have decreased his load due to the weather conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the helicopter settling with power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08CA254
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 1997 | N47AH | Private | 0 | Winston, MT | |
sub |
| 24 July 2017 | N47AH | Scotts Helicopter Service Inc | 0 | Toterville, IA | |
sub |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 13:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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