What happened
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(-23) On may 4, 2006, about 0930 pacific daylight time, a Bell 206B3, N2763R, crashed into trees while conducting an aerial spraying operation near Fallbrook, California. Both pilots sustained minor injuries. The helicopter, owned and operated by pacific rotors, inc., sustained substantial damage during the crash sequence. The helicopter was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area aerial application flight, and a flight plan had not been filed. The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to perform a final rinse load on an avocado orchad they had been spraying that day. After finishing with the load, the pilot maneuvered the helicopter in a shallow right turn over a steep hill with about 80 percent power. With the helicopter about 20 feet above ground, and about 5 feet above the treetops, it made an uncommanded yaw. The pilot lost power and settled into the trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 4, 2006, ABOUT 0930 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B3, N2763R, CRASHED INTO TREES WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATION NEAR FALLBROOK, CALIFORNIA. BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER, OWNED AND OPERATED BY PACIFIC ROTORS, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PERFORM A FINAL RINSE LOAD ON AN AVOCADO ORCHAD THEY HAD BEEN SPRAYING THAT DAY. AFTER FINISHING WITH THE LOAD, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER IN A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN OVER A STEEP HILL WITH ABOUT 80 PERCENT POWER. WITH THE HELICOPTER ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND, AND ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE TREETOPS, IT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED YAW. THE PILOT LOST POWER AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES.
NTSB investigation
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