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Continental MK5A BELL 47 N9008T

30 May 1982 · Neligh, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 May 1982 at about 01:30 local time, a Continental MK5A BELL 47 registered N9008T, operated by Antelope Co. Farms Union Coop, was involved in an accident near Neligh, Nebraska, 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 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Neligh, Nebraska, United States
Coordinates
42.1301, -98.0199
Aircraft
Continental MK5A BELL 47
Registration
N9008T
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Antelope Co. Farms Union Coop
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Neligh → Neligh
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA094

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT HELIPAD WITH 12 GALLONS OF FUEL. AFTER LANDING IN THE LOADING AREA, HE LEFT THE ENGINE AND SPRAY PUMPS RUNNING TO MIX THE SOLUTION IN HIS SPRAY TANKS. AFTER SPRAYING THE FIELD, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT ONE MILE FROM HIS PLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE AIRPORT. AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOFT ALFALFA FIELD. AS THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN, IT STARTED TO NOSE OVER ON THE SOFT GROUND AND THE PILOT APPLIED AFT CYCLIC. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND SEVERED THE BOOM AND DAMAGED THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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