- Date
- July 28, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plainview, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19JMBell 47G-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820728062849A
- Case key
- 72249
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While making cleanup swaths over an odd shaped portion of a corn field, the pilot made two turns of about 220 degrees each in close proximity to each other. The second turn was made downwind from two previous swaths that had just been completed. During a tight turn, the helicopter encountered its own wash, then struck the ground. The pilot reported a light and variable wind from the northeast.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19JM
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1921
- Airframe hours
- 4,700
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Agri-Helicopter
- Registered owner
- Agri-Helicopter
- Departed
- Farm Strip, MN
- Destination
- Farm Strip, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,537 total · 175 in this make and model · 2,534 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.