# Accident 20000704006959A: Bell 47G3B1, Haines, OR, July 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Haines, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.9397° N, 117.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9397&lon=-117.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30DP-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704006959A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA124), Jul 4, 2000: Bell 47G (N30DP), Haines, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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