- Date
- June 6, 1975
- Place
- Carmi, IL · CARMI, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N74121Bell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750606017359A
- Case key
- 148777
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1534 75/6/6 CARMI,IL BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0740 N74121 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 46, 5181 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4053 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARMI,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 450 SWAMPY/WATER SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND DENSE WITH TREES REMARKS- HIT WIRES ACROSS DRAIN DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74121
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N74121Registration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N74121 · 5
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