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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Springbrook, WI · August 31, 2000

Date: August 31, 2000 · 11:30 local
Place: Springbrook, WI
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N67083
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA277
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries: 0

N67083Registration cancelled Nov 15, 2005 · Bell-Agri Helicopter 47G-2S/N 2280 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBell-Agri Helicopter 47G-2

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was preparing to spray a potato field. He overflew the field on a northerly direction in order to approach field from the south. Said when he attempted to reverse course he felt as if he lost the tail rotor function. Craft started to spin. Tailrotor inputs had no effect. He landed in a grove of trees approx. 100 feet from field. A/c sustained substantial damages.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PREPARING TO SPRAY A POTATO FIELD. HE OVERFLEW THE FIELD ON A NORTHERLY DIRECTION IN ORDER TO APPROACH FIELD FROM THE SOUTH. SAID WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE HE FELT AS IF HE LOST THE TAIL ROTOR FUNCTION. CRAFT STARTED TO SPIN. TAILROTOR INPUTS HAD NO EFFECT. HE LANDED IN A GROVE OF TREES APPROX. 100 FEET FROM FIELD. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES.

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 CHI00LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpring Brook, WIA fatigue failure of the tail rotor drive gear shaft.Aug 31, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N67083 · 1

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

Accident 19800705025709APower On Descent (Rotorcraft) · Bixby, MNPilot let copter settle with power and could not recover. Hit in a field. Destroyed copter.Jul 5, 1980 · Reported as Bell OH13H · Destroyed