- Date
- September 24, 1973
- Place
- Washingtn Ch, OH · WASHINGTN CH, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4101GBell 47-G5
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730924041409A
- Case key
- 187821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4052 73/9/24 NR.WASHINGTN CH,OHIO BELL 47-G5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 940 TIME - 0915 N4101G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTN CH,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 750 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 REMARKS- POWER LOSS FROM STUCK EXHUAST VALVE.MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM DURING FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4101G
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fayette Co
N4101GRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming 0-435B
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Other investigations on N4101G · 1
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