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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Sommerset, CO · June 10, 1993

Date: June 10, 1993 · 12:30 local
Place: Sommerset, CO
Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: HCXL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2266A
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,700 total8,300 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N2266ARegistered now · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 3557 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelAllison 250 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Tail rotor caught in oak brush while attempting to drop load. Aircraft was settling with power.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR CAUGHT IN OAK BRUSH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DROP LOAD. AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING WITH POWER.