- Date
- May 15, 1970
- Place
- Mountain View, AR · MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2843JKaman H-43A
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0657 70/5/15 MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK KAMAN H-43A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2250 TIME - 0740 N2843J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 250 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2843J
- Reported as
- Kaman H-43A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2843JRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Kaman H-43AAirframe modelKaman H-43AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N2843J · 1
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