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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