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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Colt, AR · May 31, 1991

Date
May 31, 1991 · 20:00 local
Place
Colt, AR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
XTYG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N31052
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91DPG12
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,500 in this make and model200 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.

Skid caught a levee on spray run. Helicopter rolled several times and burned. Blamed power loss. Unconfirmed.

As the FAA filed it

SKID CAUGHT A LEVEE ON SPRAY RUN. HELICOPTER ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES AND BURNED. BLAMED POWER LOSS. UNCONFIRMED.

NTSB investigation

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