RAYVILLE, LA, USA
N47345
Texas Helicopter M74C
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SPRAYING HIS COTTON FIELD WITH HIS OWN HELICOPTER. THE ACFT HIT A TREE DURING A RIGHT TURNING PULL-UP. THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE SEVERED FIRST THEN, DURING AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN, THE TAILBOOM HIT ANOTHER TREE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A TREE AND THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD AND BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED INVERTED AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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