- Date
- June 20, 1968
- Place
- Cherokee, NC · CHEROKEE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7930SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1538 68/6/20 CHEROKEE,NC BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7850 TIME - 1000 N7930S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 11 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4000 MOUNTAINOUS SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OPERATING CLOSE TO GROUND IN HILLY AREA.BRUSH CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7930S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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