- Date
- June 28, 1982, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Headland, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N12437Bell 47G-3B-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820628029499A
- Case key
- 70995
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was positioning the aircraft for refueling when the main rotor contacted the fuel meter. There was substantialdamage to the helicopter and minor injuries to the chemical loader.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12437
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6509
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-B1A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Maddox, Alton E.
- Registered owner
- Early Ag Service, Inc.
- Departed
- Headland, AL
- Destination
- Headland, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 14,500 total · 76 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 171 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N12437 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.