- Date
- March 25, 1977
- Place
- Kentland, IN · KENTLAND, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90836Bell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770325005829A
- Case key
- 157798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2320 77/3/25 NR.KENTLAND,IN BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 480 TIME - 1455 N90836 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J.T.COPTERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENTLAND,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 690 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90836
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J.T.Copters
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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 N90836 · 2
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NTSB CHI90LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLafayette, INThe helicopter student's iproper use of the collective pitch lever during the landing phase of flight. The pilot's lack of total expereince, the relatively high wind, and inadvertent liftoff of the helicopter were factors related to the accident.NTSB CHI75FEA21Accident · No injuriesClosedEarl Park, IN