- Date
- August 20, 1987, 18:52 local (Aug 21, 1987, 01:52 UTC)
- Place
- Grandview, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N74161Bell 47G2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870820066069A
- Case key
- 40682
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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
After the completion of spray operations the pilot was attempting to place the helicopter onto a trailer. The pilot misjudged his position, over-corrected, and then lost control of the helicopter, striking the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74161
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1251
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-B1A, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Valley Copters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Grandview, WA
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 3,713 in this make and model · 12,800 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
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 N74161 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.