Bell 47G-2 N12412

Summary

On 27 August 1982 at about 14:15 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N12412, operated by Janet K. Brentner, was involved in an accident near Palo, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 1982 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Palo, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.0602, -91.7904

Aircraft

Bell 47G-2

Registration

N12412

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Janet K. Brentner

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCallsburg → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA159

Nobody was injured.

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 REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION, TURNED INTO THE WIND, AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE BEANS, THE SPRAY BOOM BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE VINES WHICH PULLED THE NOSE DOWN. THE IMPACT FLEXED THE TAIL BOOM UP INTO THE PATH OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WHICH SEVERED THE BOOM. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.