43.5575° N, 85.7743° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of White Cloud, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 26, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
White Cloud, MI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46R
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total12,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Did not see power line on spray run. Hit same. Landed on ag tailer. Minor main rotor damage.
As the FAA filed it
DID NOT SEE POWER LINE ON SPRAY RUN. HIT SAME. LANDED ON AG TAILER. MINOR MAIN ROTOR DAMAGE.