- Date
- June 26, 1970
- Place
- Hale Center, TX · HALE CENTER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7734Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120295
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2758 70/6/26 NR.HALE CENTER,TEX BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 264 TIME - 0730 N7734 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FIELD STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HALE CENTER,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 70 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 25 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 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT MADE RUNNING T/O,DISSIPATED ROTOR RPM,TAIL ROTOR HIT GND ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7734
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Field Strip
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Other investigations on N7734 · 3
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