- Date
- August 2, 1982, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- 2nm Sw Of Lynch, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33TABell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19820802034089A
- Case key
- 69639
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on a flight to spray powerline right-of-ways with defoliant. During climb, near a 3500 foot ridgeline, the aircraft began to spin to the right. The pilot took corrective action but was not able to stop the spin. The pilot did not have sufficient altitude to recover control prior to impact. Investigation revealed that the pilot had experienced similar losses of tail rotor control prior to the accident flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33TA
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 820
- Airframe hours
- 3,323
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Evergreen Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Evergreen Helicopters, Inc.
- Departed
- Lynch, KY
- Destination
- Lynch, KY
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,530 total · 150 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRI, 40 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 N33TA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.