# Accident 20000831012529A: Bell 47G2, Springbrook, WI, August 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Springbrook, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.9407° N, 91.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9407&lon=-91.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67083-2005-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Agri Helicopter 47G-2 (registry code 1180822, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-agri-helicopter-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831012529A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA277), Aug 31, 2000: Bell 47G-2 (N67083), Spring Brook, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the tail rotor drive gear shaft.

## Other reports on N67083 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800705025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705025709A), Jul 5, 1980: Bell OH13H (N67083), Bixby, MN, Destroyed. Pilot let copter settle with power and could not recover. Hit in a field. Destroyed copter.

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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