- Date
- July 2, 1969
- Place
- Pineland, TX · PINELAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7153Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169292
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2268 69/7/2 PINELAND,TEX BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2500 TIME - 1535 N7153 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RELIEF VALVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- CONTINENTAL CONVERSION.EXCESSIVE FEED-BACK IN CYCLIC,MALFUNCTING RELIEF VALVE IN HYD BOOST SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7153
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7153Registration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Bell Continental Copters 47GAirframe modelBell Continental Copters 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 series
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