- Date
- July 29, 1981
- Place
- Rickman, TN · RICKMAN, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1001FTexas Hel M-47A
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810729046009A
- Case key
- 125082
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1640 81/7/29 RICKMAN,TN TEXAS HEL M-47A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1315 N1001F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 34, 2020 TOTAL HOURS, 280 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICKMAN,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 980 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT WAS TALKING ON RDO WHILE ACFT WAS BEING SVCD.TKOF W REFUELING HOSE CNCTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1001F
- Reported as
- Texas Hel M-47A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1001FRegistered now · Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AAirframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74AEngine modelLycoming VO-435-A1F
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1001F · 1
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