SHELLEY, ID, USA
N501FH
BELL 47G-3B-1
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN AG FLT. THE PLT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE 3 TO 5 KTS WITH NO GUSTS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT THAT THE WINDS ARE UNPREDICTABLE AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAINS AND A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE ACFT. THE PLT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURBO CHARGED ENGINE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO HIS THROTTLE INPUTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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