Bell 206B N33TA

Summary

On 2 August 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N33TA, operated by Evergreen Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near 2NM Sw of Lynch, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 1982 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

2NM Sw of Lynch, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

36.9605, -82.9103

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N33TA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Evergreen Helicopters, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lynch → Lynch

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DLQ08

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT TO SPRAY POWERLINE RIGHT-OF-WAYS WITH DEFOLIANT. DURING CLIMB, NEAR A 3500 FOOT RIDGELINE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE SPIN. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER CONTROL PRIOR TO IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR LOSSES OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.