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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Haines, OR · July 4, 2000

Date: July 4, 2000 · 07:30 local
Place: Haines, OR
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N30DP
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00LA124
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1

N30DPRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 3751 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot settled with power while spraying a potato field. The aircraft impacted with the ground and rolled three times. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot slightly injured. The pilot was a ttempting an up slope race track turn. On the down hill side of the turn, the aircraft accelerated. Full power was applied instead of reducing the power and initiating a forward motion on the cyclic.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SETTLED WITH POWER WHILE SPRAYING A POTATO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND AND ROLLED THREE TIMES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SLIGHTLY INJURED. THE PILOT WAS A TTEMPTING AN UP SLOPE RACE TRACK TURN. ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE OF THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED INSTEAD OF REDUCING THE POWER AND INITIATING A FORWARD MOTION ON THE CYCLIC.

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 SEA00LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHaines, ORThe pilot's failure to correctly judge his rate of descent and his failure to initiate his level off soon enough to keep the helicopter from impacting the terrain. Factors include hilly terrain near the edge of the field he was spraying.Jul 4, 2000 · Substantial damage