BELL 47G4, NEAR GRAND LAKE, LA., JUNE 23, 2002–The pilot of the Bell 47G4 and one passenger received minor injuries while a second passenger escaped unharmed when the aircraft (N62446) hit terrain while maneuvering near Grand Lake at 11:55 a.m. The helicopter, registered to and operated by Deep South Helicopters of Jennings, La., was being operated under Part 91, and no flight plan was filed.
In a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the commercial-rated pilot reported that he had just finished spray operations before taking the farmer and the farmer’s son-in-law ”to look over a field he had just sprayed for them.” The pilot occupied the left seat, one passenger occupied the center seat and the other the right seat. As the helicopter was equipped with dual controls, the pilot specifically cautioned the right seat passenger ”not to touch anything.”
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