Bell 47G-3B-1 N5024N

Summary

On 19 June 2013 at about 13:12 local time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 registered N5024N, operated by Scotts Helicopter Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Maplewood, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 2013 at 13:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.9672, -92.9861

Aircraft

Bell 47G-3B-1

Registration

N5024N

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Scotts Helicopter Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Maplewood → Maplewood

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13FA357

1 person died.

The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the helicopter and its systems revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

  The helicopter had completed aerial applications at two designated locations without incident. Recorded GPS data and witness information indicated that the helicopter then travelled north at a low altitude to another location. Witnesses observed the helicopter rolling or banking left and descending. The helicopter subsequently impacted a residential garage and terrain. A postimpact fire destroyed the helicopter's forward section and a majority of its control system components. An examination of the helicopter and its systems revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. The helicopter was below the allowable maximum gross weight. The reason of the loss of helicopter control could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.