Bell 47-D1 N908B
11 August 1997 · Holcomb, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1997 at about 19:05 local time, a Bell 47-D1 registered N908B was involved in an accident near Holcomb, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holcomb, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7494, -89.9600
- Aircraft
- Bell 47-D1
- Registration
- N908B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Taylor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97LA121
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to adequately see and avoid all obstructions while doing aerial application work.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated the cotton field he was going to spray with insecticide was lined with utility lines. He circled the field '2 or 3 times to locate obstructions', and began spraying. After finishing about half the field, he struck a utility line that was 'hidden by the surrounding trees'. The nose pitched up, and the utility line wrapped around the helicopter's mast. The helicopter then rotated 150 to 160 degrees to the left, and it settled to the ground in a 'hard landing'.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 19 Aug 1997 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1997 | Bell 47 | Pipestone, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1997 | Grumman G-164B | Ackerman, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 172P | Wiggins, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1997 | Learjet 31 | Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Spencer PITTS S-1S | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Schweizer G-164B | Edwards, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fulton, Mississippi, United States | Alexander Beer-Teissier | Minor injuries | - |