- Date
- April 18, 1986, 14:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Lapwai, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1371XBell 47G-3B1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860418037929A
- Case key
- 40389
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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.
In flight collision with object
Preflight planning/preparation - inaccurateCause
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The helicopter rotor mast struck powerlines at an alt of 12 ft AGL during an aerial application flt. The plt reported she inadvertently missed seeing the powerlines when she made her survey of the terrain prior to this flt. The helicopterdescended and contacted the terrain in a nose low attitude after striking the lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1371X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6574
- Airframe hours
- 4,963
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-B1A, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ebert Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 24, 1986 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- Kamiah, ID
- Destination
- Lapwai, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,697 total · 985 in this make and model · 5,558 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.