- Date
- May 29, 1982, 20:30 local (May 30, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Neligh, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9008TContinental Mk5a Bell 47
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820529020249A
- Case key
- 71956
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed the airport helipad with 12 gallons of fuel. After landing in the loading area, he left the engine and spray pumps running to mix the solution in his spray tanks. After spraying the field, he ran out of fuel about one mile from his planned touchdown point on the airport. An autorotative landing was made in a soft alfalfa field. As the helicopter touched down, it started to nose over on the soft ground and the pilot applied aft cyclic. The main rotor blades struck the tail boom and severed the boom and damaged the tail rotor blades.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9008T
- Reported as
- Continental Mk5a Bell 47
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- CCI-742
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Antelope Co. Farms Union Coop
- Registered owner
- Antelope Co. Farms Union Coop
- Departed
- Neligh, NE
- Destination
- Neligh, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,941 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,737 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.