IAEGER, WV, USA
N91348
BELL UH-1B
THE PILOT WAS DOING AN AERIAL SPRAY OF A WOODED AREA WHEN THE LOW RPM WARNING SOUNDED. HE THEN NOTICED THE ROTOR/ENGINE RPM READING WAS DECREASING RAPIDLY. THE PILOT DID AN AUTOROTATION DESCENT. DURING THE LANDING THE ACFT STRUCK TREES AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, WHILE OPERATING OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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