Lycoming VO-435 series
FAA incident reports · 512
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Accident 20260622010129ABell 47G-2 · Troy, MOThe airman was conducting currency flight under 14 CFR part 91 in a newly purchased helicopter. The airman maneuvered the helicopter for take-off with the intent to conduct a left traffic pattern. As the aircraft accelerated through translational lift, the…Accident 20260601005489ABell 47G-2 · Mettler, CADuring part 137 agricultural operations, the helicopter landed on an agricultural support truck for loading. After loading, the pilot initiated takeoff while the loading hose remained connected. The pilot maintained control briefly while the ground crew…Accident 20250406004109AHiller H-23D · Rockledge, FLThe rotorcraft had departed from merritt island airport (kcoi) enroute to the [privacy data omitted] in lakeland, FL. Approximately 2.6 miles west of runway 29 at kcoi, the helicopter experienced a power loss, causing it to descend vertically in a spinning…Accident 20230321002479ABell 47G-2A-1 · Livonia, NYOn Tuesday March 21, 2023 [privacy data omitted], a Bell 47G-2A-1 crashed into a field with one pilot and one passenger aboard during a practice autorotation. No personal injuries or property damage resulted. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The…Accident 20221001021509ABell 47G · Mesa, AZThe pilot departed chandler airport (chd) at 0445 after preflighting the aircraft. He then completed 3 night landings at (chd) heliport and then proceeded north to mcdonald drive and then west to camelback mountain. He then made a turn and headed back east to…Accident 20220211001799ABell 47G-2 · Fallon, NV-While landing from a hover, the helicopter drifted towards the hangar as it was still light on the skids. -The pilot panicked and applied aft left cyclic. -The helicopter continued towards the hangar and the helicopter lifted higher and came to rest on the…Accident 20210628011069ABell 47G-2A-1 · Brasstown, NCOn June 26, 2021 at approximately 1320, a Bell 47G lifted off from a transport trailer at a grass strip located in Brasstown, north carolina. After lifting off from the trailer and proceeding forward in a north easterly direction and at an altitude of 4 to 5…Accident 20191107020869ABell 47G-2 · Groveland, FLRef SO15 ptrs 202002081: the pilot stated that he was practicing hovering procedures and experienced a hydraulic issue with the controls. He stated that he overreacted to the situation and lost control of the helicopter, he fought the controls for a minute or…Accident 20190708016289AContinental Copters Tomcat MK6C · Franklin, KYAircraft landed in a corn field tail down, tail rotor departed aircraft and aircraft lost directional control. Aircraft turned 90 degrees left and had severe hard landing.Incident 20190618024219IBell 47G-2 · New Richmond, WIThe pilot started the aircraft in preparation for a hover-taxi to the airport ramp area, as the pilot added collective the aircraft started an uncommanded roll to the left, the pilot reduced the collective and reduced power, the aircraft landed very firmly on…Incident 20190617017439IBell 47G-2A · Progreso, TXJune 17, 2019 at 1158 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N7578, struck a high voltage power line and shattered the canopy. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft received minor damage. The airman was not injured. During…Accident 20190506004139ABell 47G-2 · Denton, TXWhile landing main rotor struck tail boom of aircraftAccident 20190417010829ABell 47G-3B-1 · Donna, TXA Bell 47 aircraft bearing registration Number N96671, registered to hendrickson flying service inc, impacted terrain during an aerial spraying operation north of Donna, TX on April 17, 2019 at 1108 CDT, . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the…Accident 20190111007479ABell 47G-2 · Belen, NMOn January 11, 2019 a Bell helicopter 47 G-2 (N3755Z) registered to ernie l. brown, departed Belen Regional Airport (brg) in Belen, NM for a local VFR flight. The pilot attempted to hover out-of-ground- effect and the main rotor RPM decayed with the…Accident 20180726014749AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Lesueur, MNPilot departed at dusk. Poor preflight planning. Ran out of fuel. Autorotation was not existent.Accident 20180706009169ABell 47G-2 · Arlington, INOn July 6, 2018, at approximately 5:30PM eastern daylight time (EDT), a Bell 47G, N96195, impacted a corn field near Arlington, Indiana. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged from impact and a post-impact fire.…Accident 20180228009629ABell 47G-5 · Pixley, CAOn February 28, 2018, N7800S a Bell 47 helicopter operating under part 137 agriculture certificate was involved in an accident destroying the aircraft. During the investigation, it appears the aircraft ran out of fuel during its last pass dispensing…Accident 20160807014169AContinental Copters Tomcat MK6B · Sparland, ILWhile spraying a field, the pilot pulled up to avoid trees. As he pulled up, he experienced a reduction in power and the aircraft pulled left. He continued the turn and impacted the ground at the edge of the field.Accident 20160725011569ATexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Minonk, ILOn July 25, 2016, approximately 1050 local time, a Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A, N10009, was Substantially damaged during loading operations near Minonk, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. The Helicopter was registered to and operated by hendrickson…Accident 20160609024669ABell 47G-5 · Laureles, TXDuring pull up maneuver pilot missed managed controls. This was due to lack of experience managing throttle control on a piston Bell 47. During an attempt to emergency land in residential back yard, aircraft made contact with tree and crash landed on side.…Accident 20160429005499ABell 47G-5 · San Ardo, CAOn April 29, 2016, near San Ardo, CA, N6288N, a Bell 47G-5, spraying a field with pesticide, entered a left turn and leveled off. The aircraft started shaking after the pilot heard a loud bang. Pilot reported that the aircraft then became hard to control…Accident 20160420006219ABell 47D1 · Lancaster, PAThe CFI was demonstrating an auto rotation while conducting a flight review. The maneuver was initiated at approximately 1200 feet above ground level (AGL). During the maneuver, the CFI was not satisfied with the engine and rotor indications and initiated a…Accident 20150803016289ABell 47G-3B-1 · Camden, AL08/03/2015 1600 Local time. Pilot stated that during approach to a landing spot from the southeast, with winds light and variable from the northwest, at about 300 feet AGL and ½ mile out of the intended landing point, after he cleared a 100 ft. tall tree, he…Accident 20150620011659ABell 47G-5A Bell 47G-5 crashed under unknown circumstances while crop dusting.Accident 20150614007529AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Downsville, WIPilot was conducting aerial applications. After loading chemical the aircraft departed the platform on top of the service truck. Pilot stated that he nosed the aircraft down to gain effective transitional lift (etl). The pilot then pitched the aircraft nose…Accident 20150227001849ABell 47G-2A · Ivanhoe, CAWhile performing aerial application, the rotorcraft struck a power line and crashed in an orange grove. Just prior to the accident the PIC had noticed workers in an adjacent field. He landed the helo and instructed his ground crew to have the workers vacate…Accident 20140810014299ABell 47G-2 · Jeanerette, LAHelicopter was observed to make a 180 degree turn from a northerly direction to the south. Upon turning around the helicopter was observed descending and then took a left nose down attitude and disappeared behind a sugar cane field. Smoke was observed. The…Accident 20140725012019AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Osage, MNAccording to the pilot, while performing aerial application, the engine sputtered. He pulled up slightly and the engine smoothed for a few seconds and started sputtering again. Pilot was unable to maintain altitude and landed hard in the field he was…Accident 20140718016419ABell 47G-2A · Merced, CAOn July 18, 2014, N47DT a Bell 47 helicopter which was conducting agricultural spray operations made contact with a power line pole guide wire while attempting to fly under a set of power lines while spraying a cornfield. The aircrafts windshield and…Accident 20140712012649ABell 47K · Kingston, WAOn approach to a beach near Kingston, WA, the pilot reported losing control of the helicopter while attempting arrest his descent for landing. The helicopter impacted the water 30 - 40 yards from the beach. All 3 occupants evacuated the aircraft uninjuried.Accident 20140528007559ATexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Fort Ripley, MNWhile conducting aerial application on a field the aircraft tail rotor made contact with a tree, traveled approximately 70 yards and crashed into the roof of a structure. The pilot sustained serious injuries which became fatal on 06/05/2014.Accident 20140518013349ABell 47G · Bakersfield, CAOn may 5, 2014 , N16414, a Bell 47 helicopter, was involved in an accident when the aircraft performed a dynamic rollover off a trailer. The aircraft was substantialy damaged, however the pilot received only minor injuries. At the time of the accident the…Accident 20131206023419ATexas Helicopter M74L · Sebring, FLOn January 6, 2013, at or about 1630 EST, jon edward whitaker, holder of commercial pilot certificate number 542861953, while acting as pilot in command of a Texas helicopter corporation, M74, helicopter, crashed while returning to the Sebring regional…Accident 20130929020249ATexas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 · Santa Maria, CAAt the time of the accident, the pilot was conducting aerial application operations under 14 CFR part 137, and actively spraying an agricultural field. The accident helicopter, N38113, was heading west when it flew underneath overhead power and telephone…Accident 20130911022579ABell 47G-5 · King City, CADuring aerial application activity, the pilot stated he heard a loud bang and made a hard landing on a dirt road 6 miles se of King City, CA.Accident 20130906017709AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Arlington, MNAccording to the pilot's statement, while transitioning between fields in level cruise at between 300' and 400' AGL, the pilot transferred his left hand to the collective control so that he could plug his helmet in with his right hand. Right after he plugged…Incident 20130816015559ITexas Helicopter M74L · Hamburg, MNWhile performing aerial application on a field near Hamburg, MN on 08/16/2013, the pilot stated he was operating north to south on a narrow field and struck 2 wires with the aircraft at the south end of the field. The lower wire hit the spray boom and broke…Accident 20130729014049ATexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Leonore, ILOn July 29, 2013, at approximately 0605 CDT, N10009 a Texas helicopter OH-13H/M47A, impacted the ground in a corn field near [privacy data omitted], Leonore Illinois during aerial application. The pilot in command [privacy data omitted] was the only person on…Accident 20130103000099ABell 47G-5A · Five Points, CAOn January 3, 2013 a Bell 47G5A was approaching a field to spray a herbicide called "prowl". The aircraft approached the field of new garlic going under the 40 foot power lines and the rotor disc hit a wooded pole at about 10 feet off the ground and sheared…Accident 20121201025909ABell 47G-2 · Hart, MIPassenger reported that on a pleasure flight looking for deer the helicoptor seemed different, pilot acknowledged that "we're going down" just prior to flying into the tree tops. The crash occured in a heavily wooded swamp east of Hart, Michigan. The aircraft…Accident 20120814019469ABell 47G-2 · Flandreau, SDOn August 14th, 2012 at 08:34 am CDT (local time) a bht 47G-2 helicopter was involved in an accident/engine power loss while in cruise @ 500FT AGL, during a pleasure flight. VMC conditions prevailed and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was…Accident 20120727017429ABell 47G-2A · Austin, INThe aircraft was on its third low level pass at 2-3 ft altitude at approximately 60 KTS over a soybean field doing aerial application operations. The pilot glanced at his agnav GPS and then he noted a noise from the left spray boom that sounded like leaves or…Accident 20110802020479ABell 47G-2 · Charles City, IAAs stated by the pilot, upon landing with the intention of refueling, he exited the aircraft and became distracted by ground personnel when they showed him a map. He then returned to the aircraft and departed without refueling. This action caused the fuel…Accident 20110728015749ABell 47G-2A · Nicollet, MNOn 07/28/2011, at 1638CDST, N7578, a Bell 47-G2A, piloted by [privacy data omitted], operated by scott's helicopter service ([privacy data omitted]) experienced a loss of lift and crashed into a corn field while performing aerial application operations under…Accident 20110727016969ATexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Creston, ILPilot had been Flying all day. He returned to base and in the process of landing, he hooked a skid and rolled over.Accident 20110720017189ABell 47G-5 · Watsonville, CAWhile conducting agricutural spraying operations pilot misjudged distance from an electrical power line pole. Main rotor struck power line pole.Accident 20110317009549AHiller UH-12D · Iowa, LAIt was determined the aircraft entered a dynamic roll over after hard contact with the landing surface occurred. It is believed, the aircraft was subjected to an unanticipated gust of tail wind causing loss of tail rotor effectiveness (lte). It was further…Accident 20100903045679ABell 47G-5 · Salinas, CARotorcraft departed Salinas airport with a special VFR clearance that reported the weather as 2-3 mile visibility with a 100 foot ceiling. While enroute at approximately 50 feet, rotorcraft ran into fog. Pilot attempted to return to the airport but lost…Accident 20100714044139AContinental Tomcat MK6B · Blackstone, ILHelicopter was involved in aerial application near Blackstone, IL. Pilot had just loaded the spray tank. He had burned 20 minutes worth of fuel out of a full (28 gal.) Tank. He spray path was east and west. He had completed a left turn, leveled the helicopter…Incident 20100424032659IBell 47G-2A-1 · Isabella, MNThe aircraft was operating in a sandy, and rocky area seeding trees for the MN dnr. While repositioning to pickup additional seed, the engine failed. The aircraft was at approximately 500 feet AGL, traveling at 70 miles per hour. The pilot autorotated into a…
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