- Date
- August 10, 1976
- Place
- Mesquite, NM · MESQUITE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N729APBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760810024419A
- Case key
- 155006
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2087 76/8/10 MESQUITE,NM BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0610 N729AP PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 31, 6556 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESQUITE,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4600 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3800 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENGINE BURNED AFTER IMPACT. LNDG ON PLATFORM OF SERVICE TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N729AP
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.