# Accident 19990610007919A: Bell 47G3B2A, Pendleton, OR, June 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1999
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.7297° N, 118.7890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7297&lon=-118.7890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610007919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

1972 BELL BH-47-G3B2A HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS WITH A BUCKET ATTACHED WHEN THE LINES BECAME CAUGHT IN GROUND EQUIPMENT, AND THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT STATED THAT THE EXTERNAL LOAD CABLE GOT CAUGHT IN THE AUGER OF FERTILIZER TRUCK AND THE HYDRAULIC LINES ATTACHED TO AGITATOR IN THE FERTILIZER BUCKET DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. SINCE THE HYDRAULIC LINES WERE ROUTED OVER THE SKID, THE HELICOPTER WAS PULLED OUT OF LATERAL C.G. BY THE HYDRAULIC LINES WHEN THE LOAD WAS PICKED. DURING THE ATTEMPT TO CONTROL AND LAND THE HELICOPTER IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA098), Jun 10, 1999: Bell 47G3B2A (N24MP), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fouled external load cable, and the pilot's operation of the helicopter with a non-approved external bucket installation, resulting in misrouted hydraulic lines and consequent malfunction of the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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