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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-4A · Sparta, TN · August 17, 1999

Date: August 17, 1999 · 09:30 local
Place: Sparta, TN
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62446
Reported as: Bell 47G4A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total10,000 in this make and model

N62446Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2003 · Bell 47G-4AS/N 7655 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBell 47G-4A Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

1967 Bell 47G-4A had to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons shortly after take-off, after exiting the acft the pilot was struck and killed by the main rotor, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) aircraft took off from atop a fueling truck, (approximately 10 feet high), wind was light and variable. Apparently tail wind occurred upon takeoff, pilot immediately started to dump 80 gallons of herbicide and landed approximately 30 yards from truck. Tailrotor struck stump in field. Pilot shut down aircraft and walked to tail section, picked up on the horizontal stabilizer, so rotor would not continue striking stump, took two steps away from aircraft main rotor hit him twice in back of head. Note: calculated weight and balance, calculated density altitude, appears to be 25 to 75 min. Lbs over gross.

As the FAA filed it

1967 BELL 47G-4A HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOR UNKNOWN REASONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AFTER EXITING THE ACFT THE PILOT WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE MAIN ROTOR, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM ATOP A FUELING TRUCK, (APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET HIGH), WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. APPARENTLY TAIL WIND OCCURRED UPON TAKEOFF, PILOT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DUMP 80 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS FROM TRUCK. TAILROTOR STRUCK STUMP IN FIELD. PILOT SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO TAIL SECTION, PICKED UP ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, SO ROTOR WOULD NOT CONTINUE STRIKING STUMP, TOOK TWO STEPS AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR HIT HIM TWICE IN BACK OF HEAD. NOTE: CALCULATED WEIGHT AND BALANCE, CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE, APPEARS TO BE 25 TO 75 MIN. LBS OVER GROSS.

Other reports on N62446 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020623015009AGrandlake, LA(-23) During take off from an unimproved landing area a passenger blocked the cyclic control resulting in the right skid contacting the ground. The aircraft then rolled over and crashed. The aircraft experienced a post crash fire and was destroyed. All…Jun 23, 2002 · No damage Accident 19811102071589AHovering · Telegraph, TXHelicopter entered prestall vibration during low altitude hover. Lost control. Impact cut tail boom broke skids.Nov 2, 1981 · Substantial damage