- Date
- May 22, 1976
- Place
- Monticello, IN · MONTICELLO, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9238ZBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760522022619A
- Case key
- 154409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1766 76/5/22 MONTICELLO,IN BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 734 TIME - 0915 N9238Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTICELLO,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 65 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - 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 - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9238Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9238ZRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2Airframe modelBell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2Engine 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 N9238Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW93LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWynne, ARPartial power loss due to the failure of one magneto. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB FTW92DPG15Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBirdeye, ARFuel contamination. A factor was the high density altitude.