# Accident 20000716009729A: Bell 47G3B1, Holstein, NE, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 09:00 local time
- Place: Holstein, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4591° N, 98.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4591&lon=-98.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83701-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716009729A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA204), Jul 16, 2000: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N83701), Holstein, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the settling with power encountered by the pilot. A factor was the sudden windshift.

## Other reports on N83701 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970713018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713018249A), Jul 13, 1997: Bell 47G3B1 (N83701), Crossett, AR, Minor damage. Helicopter 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…
- [Incident 19870226011849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226011849I), Feb 26, 1987: Bell 47G3B1 (N83701), Cut Bank, MT, Minor damage. Auto rotation landing after vibrations. Found dynamic balancer had separated main rotor head.

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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