- Date
- May 11, 1965
- Place
- Bridgman, MI · BRIDGMAN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73231Bell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0139 65/5/11 BRIDGMAN MICH BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1344 TIME - 0825 N73231 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - /UO9 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 675 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73231
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73231Registration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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