Aviation Crash Map

Bell 47G-2 N19JM

28 July 1982 · Plainview, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 July 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N19JM, operated by Agri-Helicopter, was involved in an accident near Plainview, Minnesota, 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Plainview, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G-2
Registration
N19JM
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Agri-Helicopter
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Farm Strip → Farm Strip
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI82DA279

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

WHILE MAKING CLEANUP SWATHS OVER AN ODD SHAPED PORTION OF A CORN FIELD, THE PILOT MADE TWO TURNS OF ABOUT 220 DEGREES EACH IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. THE SECOND TURN WAS MADE DOWNWIND FROM TWO PREVIOUS SWATHS THAT HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED. DURING A TIGHT TURN, THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED ITS OWN WASH, THEN STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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