- Date
- August 3, 1978
- Place
- Petroleum, IN · PETROLEUM, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1273Bell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780803028529A
- Case key
- 139400
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3875 78/8/3 PETROLEUM,IN BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1000 N1273 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 35, 2925 TOTAL HOURS, 525 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETROLEUM,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 840 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1273
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1273Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Bell-Faulkenberry 47-GAirframe modelBell-Faulkenberry 47-GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1273 · 2
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