- Date
- June 24, 1973
- Place
- Appleton, WI · APPLETON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7840SBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730624017859A
- Case key
- 190546
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1239 73/6/24 APPLETON,WIS BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3500 TIME - 1815 N7840S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLETON,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PEAS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 750 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WIRES 20FT AGL,AT END OF 2ND PASS HOOKED TELEPHONE LINES ABV SKID AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7840S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7840SRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7840S · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI86FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPlainfield, WIThe acft crashed into trees and nosed into the wooded terrain after a loss of powr. The helicopter had been refueled the day before the acc. Normal fuel load was 20 gals. The plt had sprayed 20 acres & flown 9 miles to another field to spray but aborted due…NTSB MKC73FER04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMiesville, MNNTSB MKC72DER18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBlomkist, MNNTSB LAX71DUM06Accident · No injuriesClosedImperial, CA