Bell 47G N1002P

Summary

On 1 May 1982 at about 13:15 local time, a Bell 47G registered N1002P, operated by Duffey's Air Crop, was involved in an accident near New Egypt, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 May 1982 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

New Egypt, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47G

Registration

N1002P

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Duffey's Air Crop

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Egypt → New Egypt

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DHD11

1 person had minor injuries.

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 STATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO FINISH SPRAYING THE FIELD AND HAD ONLY TWO PASSES REMAINING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. PASSES WERE MADE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH WITH THE WIND FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. AFTER COMPLETING A PASS TO THE SOUTH, HE PULLED UP TO CLEAR TALL TREES AT THE END AND MADE A TURN BACK TO THE NORTH IN PREPARATION TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HEADED BACK TOWARD THE FIELD AND WAS OVER THE TREES WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS HEADING INTO THE TREES. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED REDUCING THE COLLECTIVE TO INCREASE THE ROTOR AND ENGINE RPM, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE DESCENT. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.