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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Cashmere, WA · July 6, 1987

Date
July 6, 1987 · 08:30 local
Place
Cashmere, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
GFHG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73932
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA137
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
838 total489 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot raised nose to avoid trees ahead. Made hard landing. Rotor blades struck the ground. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAISED NOSE TO AVOID TREES AHEAD. MADE HARD LANDING. ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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