- Date
- August 12, 1981
- Place
- Stewart, MN · STEWART, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N96671Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810812049169A
- Case key
- 124670
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NTSB brief
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1938 81/8/12 STEWART,MN BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2407 TIME - 1140 N96671 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2262 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEWART,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2350 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1080 PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF GRAVEL ROAD,CROSSED A DITCH,AN ASPHALT RD,ANOTHER DITCH,& LNDD IN BEAN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96671
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N96671Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N96671 · 1
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