Bell 47D-1 N13012
6 May 1984 · Ridge Farm, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1984 at about 01:02 local time, a Bell 47D-1 registered N13012, operated by AG Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ridge Farm, Illinois, 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 01:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ridge Farm, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.8892, -87.6502
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D-1
- Registration
- N13012
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AG Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA181
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 HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AFTER A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL THE ROTOR DECREASED ABOUT 500 RPM. HE TRIED TO REGAIN ROTOR RPM UNTIL ABOUT 100 FT AGL AND THEN TRIED AN AUTOROTATION. UPON LANDING THE ACFT ROLLED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPENCIES WITH THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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