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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Edmondson, AR · September 25, 2002

Date: September 25, 2002 · 14:12 local
Place: Edmondson, AR
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: A2PG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5193B
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA264
Reported as: Bell 47G2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5193BRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 2008 · Bell 47G-2S/N 2174 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 25, 2002, at approximately 1412 hours, N5193B, a Bell helicopter bht 47G2 came in contact with high voltage transmittal lines in the vicinity of the agriculture plot wher an aerial application had just ended. The aircraft had finished the aerial application and was enroute to the reload and refuel location. At approximately 1/4 mile from the destination, the aircraft impacted the conductor strand (the top strand of wire) of the high voltage wire assembly causing the aircraft to spin and yaw allowing the main rotor blade assembly to contact a lower, larger, strand of wire. The impact caused the separation of one rotor blade. The remaining attached rotor blade and top assembly of the main transmission separated from the aircraft. The aircraft impacted the earth below the last wire contact, a post crash fire erupted, and the aircraft was destroyed. The weather was VFR. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1412 HOURS, N5193B, A BELL HELICOPTER BHT 47G2 CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMITTAL LINES IN THE VICINITY OF THE AGRICULTURE PLOT WHER AN AERIAL APPLICATION HAD JUST ENDED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FINISHED THE AERIAL APPLICATION AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE RELOAD AND REFUEL LOCATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE DESTINATION, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE CONDUCTOR STRAND (THE TOP STRAND OF WIRE) OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AND YAW ALLOWING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY TO CONTACT A LOWER, LARGER, STRAND OF WIRE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF ONE ROTOR BLADE. THE REMAINING ATTACHED ROTOR BLADE AND TOP ASSEMBLY OF THE MAIN TRANSMISSION SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EARTH BELOW THE LAST WIRE CONTACT, A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

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 FTW02LA264Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEdmondson, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high voltage power lines.Sep 25, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5193B · 1

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

Accident 19941003032719APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Decatur, ILLost power en route. Crash landed. No further info. Cause power loss not addressed. Damage indicates low rotor RPM.Oct 3, 1994 · Substantial damage