- Date
- May 4, 1983, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Milton Freewtr., OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5912XBrantly Helicopter B-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830504019939A
- Case key
- 39648
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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
The helicopter was observed to climb to about 50-75 ft AGL & then something flew off the acft. One m/r blade was found intact 240 ft from the wreckage. The outer blade was heavily damaged at the tip area. The inboard blade section had the pylon tube attached to it. The flange end of the pylon tube was bent, & about 50% of the flange itself was missing. Metallurgical exam revealed an overstress tensile separation. The plt did not hold any plt certificate. He purchased thehelicopter February to hover over his cherry orchards utilizing the rotor down wash to knock water off the fruit. The plt had received about 15 hrs of training since he purchased the helicopter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5912X
- Reported as
- Brantly Helicopter B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 48
- Airframe hours
- 971
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Christ & Greg Feigner
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1983 · 37 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N5912X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.