What happened
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August 7, 2014 N213BL an Enstrom F28-F helicopter crash landed in a corn field at 20526 glider ave. in Tomah Wisconsin. The helicopter was conducting aerial application operations uder 14 CFR 137. The comercial pilot was the only person on board. The pilot suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. Just prior to the accident the helicopter was loaded with approximately 60 gallons of fungicide. At approximately 0920 the helicopter departed and was enroute to the field which was approximately 2 miles from the loading site. While enroute the helicopters engine began to loose power and the helicopter auto rotated into a corn field causeing the tail rotor to strike the ground before coming to rest. The weather was clear and sunny 75 degrees f.
As the FAA filed it
AUGUST 7, 2014 N213BL AN ENSTROM F28-F HELICOPTER CRASH LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AT 20526 GLIDER AVE. IN TOMAH WISCONSIN. THE HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS UDER 14 CFR 137. THE COMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE HELICOPTER WAS LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 GALLONS OF FUNGICIDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE FIELD WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE LOADING SITE. WHILE ENROUTE THE HELICOPTERS ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THE HELICOPTER AUTO ROTATED INTO A CORN FIELD CAUSEING THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY 75 DEGREES F.
NTSB investigation
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