19961029034429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Filmore, UT · October 29, 1996

Date: October 29, 1996 · 15:47 local
Place: Filmore, UT
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: EIVL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3098G
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97TA023
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total5,000 in this make and model

N3098GRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 3378 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelAllison 250 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Seeding burn forest area. Took off with long line hooked over skid. Helicopter tried climb struck rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

SEEDING BURN FOREST AREA. TOOK OFF WITH LONG LINE HOOKED OVER SKID. HELICOPTER TRIED CLIMB STRUCK RISING TERRAIN.

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 SEA97TA023Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportFillmore, UTinadequate procedure and inadequate monitoring by the pilot, the operator, and/or other personnel, which allowed one of three external cables to the seed bucket to become entangled with the right skid of the helicopter, resulting in an imbalance and loss of…Oct 29, 1996 · Substantial damage