- Date
- May 27, 1971
- Place
- Bloomdale, OH · BLOOMDALE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68632Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 71/5/27 BLOOMDALE,OHIO BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2377 TIME - 1515 N68632 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1020 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOOMDALE,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2377 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 REMARKS- NR 5 CYL EXH VALVE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68632
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N68632Registration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6VS-335 series
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