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Bell 47G-5 N8122J

17 June 1986 · Brooten, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 17 June 1986 at about 00:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N8122J was involved in an accident near Brooten, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Brooten, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
45.4992, -95.1093
Aircraft
Bell 47G-5
Registration
N8122J
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86FER11

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE HELICOPTER COLLECTIVE CONTROL FAILED TO RESPOND TO A CLIMB INPUT TO LEVEL OFF AFTER A DESCENT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SWATH RUN. FIRE AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS EXTENSIVE, HOWEVER ONE BROKEN ROD END IN THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED THROUGH DUCTILE OVERSTRESS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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