- Date
- July 6, 1987, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cashmere, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73932Bell 47G-3B-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870706081139A
- Case key
- 40657
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Analysis
During aerial applications maneuver a loud whine accompanied by a loss of power occurred. During forced landing a hard landing was made collapsing the skids with the main rotor blades striking the ground. No reason for the power loss was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73932
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2810
- Airframe hours
- 8,713
- Engine
- Lycoming TV0-435, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Cascade Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Cascade Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 5, 1987 · 104 hours before
- Departed
- Cashmere, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 838 total · 489 in this make and model · 732 as pilot in command · 106 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.