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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Fairfax, MN · June 13, 1984

Date: June 13, 1984 · 08:25 local
Place: Fairfax, MN
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N501H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI84LA232
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine: Lycoming TVO435B1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,562 total2,055 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N501HRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 3560 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter hit wires and crashed during aerial application operation.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER HIT WIRES AND CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI84LA232Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairfax, MNThe helicopter plt turned at the end of a spray run & the acft collided with a power line. He said that because of a quartering tailwind, the helicopter was in a nose high attitude & the tail rotor hit a wire. The plt was able to make an autorotation after…Jun 13, 1984 · Substantial damage