- Date
- October 13, 1980
- Place
- South Shore, KY · SOUTH SHORE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9726Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801013067259A
- Case key
- 128642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2912 80/10/13 SOUTH SHORE,KY BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3248 TIME - 1110 N9726 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1968 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH SHORE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9726
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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