- Date
- June 5, 1980
- Place
- Middlebranch, OH · MIDDLEBRANCH, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68630Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800605018269A
- Case key
- 130792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1125 80/6/5 MIDDLEBRANCH,OH BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4489 TIME - 2050 N68630 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4019 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON/CANTON RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDDLEBRANCH,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ACCD OCRD 8MIN BFR OFFICIAL SUNDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68630
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akron/Canton Rgnl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.