What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 15, 2005 at 1345 local time rotorcraft N4087L, a Bell BHT-47-G4A piloted by privacy data omitted crashed in a field near Black Oak, Arkansas. The pilot privacy data omitted was spraying a field with malathion for the Arkansas boll weevil eradication. There had been thunderstorms in the immediate area prior to the accident. The weather had cleared so the pilot made the decision to continue with the spraying. During his second pass he stated that his engine surged and he believes he had gotten into a wind shear. The spray boom got tangled in the cotton which pulled the helicopter to the ground and rolled the helicopter about 3 times. The pilot was not injured but the helicopter sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 15, 2005 AT 1345 LOCAL TIME ROTORCRAFT N4087L, A BELL BHT-47-G4A PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED CRASHED IN A FIELD NEAR BLACK OAK, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS SPRAYING A FIELD WITH MALATHION FOR THE ARKANSAS BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION. THERE HAD BEEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER HAD CLEARED SO THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE WITH THE SPRAYING. DURING HIS SECOND PASS HE STATED THAT HIS ENGINE SURGED AND HE BELIEVES HE HAD GOTTEN INTO A WIND SHEAR. THE SPRAY BOOM GOT TANGLED IN THE COTTON WHICH PULLED THE HELICOPTER TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED THE HELICOPTER ABOUT 3 TIMES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.