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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Holstein, NE · July 16, 2000

Date: July 16, 2000 · 09:00 local
Place: Holstein, NE
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N83701
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA204
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries: 0

N83701Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 67-17128 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was spraying with Bell-47 heli. Rapidly moving cold front produced "abnormal winds" as reported by witness. Witness observed heli pitch in a nose down condition of approx. 50 to 60 degrees. Pilot did not have time to react, and heli impacted ground. Rotor blade struck ground twice, broke skids, cut tail boom and tail rotor from a/c. chemicall spill of dimethorate and pounce covered pilot who also complained of back injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS SPRAYING WITH BELL-47 HELI. RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT PRODUCED "ABNORMAL WINDS" AS REPORTED BY WITNESS. WITNESS OBSERVED HELI PITCH IN A NOSE DOWN CONDITION OF APPROX. 50 TO 60 DEGREES. PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT, AND HELI IMPACTED GROUND. ROTOR BLADE STRUCK GROUND TWICE, BROKE SKIDS, CUT TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR FROM A/C. CHEMICALL SPILL OF DIMETHORATE AND POUNCE COVERED PILOT WHO ALSO COMPLAINED OF BACK INJURY.

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 CHI00LA204Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolstein, NEthe settling with power encountered by the pilot. A factor was the sudden windshift.Jul 16, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N83701 · 2

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

Accident 19970713018249ACrossett, ARHelicopter involved in aerial application, lost tail rotor power and auto rotated to the ground. (-23) on July 13, 1997, at 0600 CDT, a Bell 47G-3B-1 helicopter, N83701, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced emergency landing near…Jul 13, 1997 · Minor damage Incident 19870226011849IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Cut Bank, MTAuto rotation landing after vibrations. Found dynamic balancer had separated main rotor head.Feb 26, 1987 · Minor damage