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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Buckeye, AZ · November 3, 2011

Date: November 3, 2011 · 08:40 local
Place: Buckeye, AZ
Airport: Buckeye
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 72TG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88HC
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total250 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N88HCRegistered now · Bell 206BS/N 1576 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C20Turbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman was operating a part 137 aerial agricultural spray application. These operations are frequently conducted on location with support crew and equipment where fuel and dispersants are loaded between passes during the execution of the mission while the aircraft is running. Minimal fuel is frequently required due to the weight of the materials being dispensed. Mr. Swingler failed to recognize the difference between minimal fuel and sufficient fuel for operation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS OPERATING A PART 137 AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAY APPLICATION. THESE OPERATIONS ARE FREQUENTLY CONDUCTED ON LOCATION WITH SUPPORT CREW AND EQUIPMENT WHERE FUEL AND DISPERSANTS ARE LOADED BETWEEN PASSES DURING THE EXECUTION OF THE MISSION WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS RUNNING. MINIMAL FUEL IS FREQUENTLY REQUIRED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE MATERIALS BEING DISPENSED. MR. SWINGLER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MINIMAL FUEL AND SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR OPERATION.

Other reports on N88HC · 1

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

Accident 20190111000179AYuma, AZ[privacy data omitted] Was pilot in command of N88HC, a Bell 206 that was equipped and performing aerial agricultural spraying (part 137) operations. He had just completed a spraying operation at one field and had moved to the next scheduled field. It was…Jan 11, 2019 · Destroyed