Bell 47G N30DP

Summary

On 4 July 2000 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N30DP was involved in an accident near Haines, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 2000 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Haines, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.9397, -117.9701

Aircraft

Bell 47G

Registration

N30DP

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA124

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to correctly judge his rate of descent and his failure to initiate his level off soon enough to keep the helicopter from impacting the terrain. Factors include hilly terrain near the edge of the field he was spraying.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot, who had to approach his spray runs by flying over hilly terrain, misjudged his rate of descent and inadvertently delayed his level off. This resulted in the skids impacting the terrain, followed by the helicopter rolling over at least three times. There were no problems with the powerplant or the aircraft's flight control system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.