- Date
- October 4, 1991, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clewiston, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3655FBell 47D-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911004045079A
- Case key
- 33014
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's failure to maintain adequate clearance while maneuvering resulting in an in flight collision with a guy wire.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While pulling up following a spray pass either the lt skid or spray boom contacted a guy wire which then broke & contacted the main & tail rotor blades. During the uncontrolled descent, the helicopter rolled inverted & impacted the ground. The plt stated that there was no preimpact failure or malfunction of the helicopter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3655F
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45
- Airframe hours
- 8,685
- Engine
- Franklin 6V4-200CS2, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Allied Helicopter Service, Inc
- Registered owner
- Allied Helicopter Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 18, 1991 · 15 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,741 total · 89 in this make and model · 1,680 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.