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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson He R44 · Baraboo, WI · May 15, 2010

Date: May 15, 2010 · 12:30 local
Place: Baraboo, WI
Airport: 10 Miles South Of C85
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 3MDG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N570MD
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA251
Reported as: Robinson He R44
Reported engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,769 total2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N570MDRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 0192 · Built 1995 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 Engine modelLycoming O-540-F1B5Reciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot filled tank with 60 gallons of product. Approximately 25 gallons fuel on board. Aircraft was on a gravel road way. Pilot took off to the north over a hay field. Was 3 to 4 feet above the hay field, hay was approximately two and one half feet tall. Started right turn going approximately 10 knots, right spray boom contacted hay field which start a right cart wheel. The helicopter cart wheeled, starting from the right to the nose and ended up on left side approximately 20 feet away.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FILLED TANK WITH 60 GALLONS OF PRODUCT. APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS FUEL ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A GRAVEL ROAD WAY. PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH OVER A HAY FIELD. WAS 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE THE HAY FIELD, HAY WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF FEET TALL. STARTED RIGHT TURN GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, RIGHT SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED HAY FIELD WHICH START A RIGHT CART WHEEL. THE HELICOPTER CART WHEELED, STARTING FROM THE RIGHT TO THE NOSE AND ENDED UP ON LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY.

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 CEN10CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBaraboo, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with crops while maneuvering during aerial application.May 15, 2010 · Substantial damage