- Date
- June 12, 1987, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Milton-Freewatr, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2219WBell 47G-3B-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870612020459A
- Case key
- 40643
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was hovering up rising terrain at a slow airspeed, at 15 feet above the ground while on an agricultural spraying flight and encountered settling with power. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2219W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6746
- Airframe hours
- 4,454
- Engine
- Lycoming TV0-435 SER, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ronald A. Richman
- Registered owner
- Ronald A Richman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 1987 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- Milton Freewatr, OR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,977 total · 6,977 in this make and model · 6,927 as pilot in command · 104 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALW, 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.
Other investigations on N2219W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.