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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Rosenberg, TX · May 10, 2006

Date: May 10, 2006 · 11:15 local
Place: Rosenberg, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: GKKG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N993B
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06CA123
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total60 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N993BRegistered now · Bell 47G-2S/N 1448 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The accident occurred near the intersection of west cummings rd. and rustic ln., east of fm 723, 8 miles southwest of the sugarland airport (sgr), Texas. The aircraft struck the ground with the left skid and tumbled, after executing a 180 degree "ag" turn, and reducing power after losing tail rotor authority, in an attempt to correct the aircraft heading. The aircraft was found laying on its left side, pointed in an easterly heading, with the canopy/bubble area approximately 40% intact. The wooden main rotor blades were broken and splintered with the tail boom area laying perpendicular and aft of the fuselage. There was several pieces of main rotor blades scattered as well as plexiglass from the canopy throughout the area. The weather on scene was light haze, visibility was approx 5 miles and 92 degrees f.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST CUMMINGS RD. AND RUSTIC LN., EAST OF FM 723, 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SUGARLAND AIRPORT (SGR), TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT SKID AND TUMBLED, AFTER EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE "AG" TURN, AND REDUCING POWER AFTER LOSING TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON ITS LEFT SIDE, POINTED IN AN EASTERLY HEADING, WITH THE CANOPY/BUBBLE AREA APPROXIMATELY 40% INTACT. THE WOODEN MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE BROKEN AND SPLINTERED WITH THE TAIL BOOM AREA LAYING PERPENDICULAR AND AFT OF THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS SEVERAL PIECES OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES SCATTERED AS WELL AS PLEXIGLASS FROM THE CANOPY THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE WEATHER ON SCENE WAS LIGHT HAZE, VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 5 MILES AND 92 DEGREES F.

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 DFW06CA123Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRosenberg, TXThe pilots encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an aerial application flight. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.May 10, 2006 · Substantial damage

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