Bell 47G-2A N364W

Summary

On 16 June 1982 at about 23:00 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N364W, operated by Byron AG Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Hudsonville, Michigan, 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.

Date

16 June 1982 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hudsonville, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G-2A

Registration

N364W

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Byron AG Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hudsonville → Hudsonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA212

Nobody was 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 FLYING A SWATH RUN THAT REQUIRED HIM TO FLY UNDER ELECTRIC WIRES NEAR A BLACKTOP COUNTY ROAD. AS THE PILOT WAS COMING OFF THE FIELD AND PASSING UNDER THE WIRES, HE REALIZED HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH A CAR. HE PULLED UP TO AVOID THE CAR AND STRUCK THE WIRES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SEENED THE CAR BEFORE CROSSING UNDER THE WIRES. HE THOUGHT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR HAD SLOWED TO ALLOW THE HELICOPTER TO PROCEED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.