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Bell 47D-1 N93067

20 May 1982 · Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 May 1982 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 47D-1 registered N93067, operated by DON M. Barr, was involved in an accident near Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47D-1
Registration
N93067
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
DON M. Barr
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Harrisburg → Harrisburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW82DA189

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

DURING AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION THE PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A RICE DIKE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LOADED WITHIN 100 POUNDS OF THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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