- Date
- June 14, 1971
- Place
- Alvin, TX · ALVIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9713CBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2129 71/6/14 ALVIN,TEX BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1547 TIME - 0700 N9713C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALVIN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWAMPY/WATER SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT MADE SPRAY RUN INTO THE SUN,LOST SIGHT OF FLAGMAN,SPRAY BOOM HIT RICE,PLT UN TO RECVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9713C
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9713CRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6A4200 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N9713C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.