- Date
- July 2, 1984, 07:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Shelley, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N501FHBell 47G-3B-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840702029119A
- Case key
- 39952
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground during an ag flt. The plt reported the winds were 3 to 5 KTS with no gusts when the accident occurred but that the winds are unpredictable at the base of the mountains and a gust of wind caught the acft. The plt also stated that the turbo charged engine was slow to respond to his throttle inputs.
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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501FH
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6543
- Airframe hours
- 6,845
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-D1A, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Freedom Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Shelley, ID
- Destination
- NONE · Shelley, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,134 total · 364 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IDA, 10 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.