# Accident 20140703010129A: Bell 47G-3B-2, Gaston, OR, July 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2014, 08:05 local time
- Place: Gaston, OR
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GEVG
- Location: 45.6064° N, 122.8928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6064&lon=-122.8928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N684PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N684PC-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-2
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 127 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140703010129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER LIFTING OFF, SPRAY BUCKET'S RH HYDRAULIC HOSE SNAGGED THE RH FWD SKID AT ABOUT 5 FT OFF GROUND. HELICOPTER ATTITUDE SHIFTED FWD AND HELICOPTER MOVED FWD OVER BUCKET. PILOT INCREASED LIFT AND POWER BUT WAS AT MAX AFT CYCLIC AND COULD NOT STOP FWD MOMENTUM. WITH WEIGHT OF BUCKET ON RH HAD FWD SKID THE CG WAS OUT OF CYCLIC CONTROLABLE AFT LIMIT. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF SERVICE TRUCK AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE LOAD. NO HELP AS HE MISSED SWITCHS OR BECAUSE THE HOSE WAS CAUGHT ON SKID NOT ON HOOK. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON SKIDS BUT HIT HARD ON LH FWD SKID (ONLY) IN A  DOWN ATTITUDE WHICH CAUSED THE LH FWD  SKID TO BREAKOFF. HELICOPTOR ROLLED ONTO ITS LH SIDE WITH ROTORS TURNING, ROTORS STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER. HELICOPTER CAME TO REST AGAINST THE CONCRETE BLOCK ON ITS SIDE PERPENDICULAR TO IS FLIGHT PATH. FUEL TANKS RUPTURED. NO FIRE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT WITH HELP OF GROUND CREW. MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA280), Jul 3, 2014: Bell 47G (N684PC), Gaston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter as a result of a hydraulic hose becoming entangled around the right skid.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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