- Date
- April 5, 1972
- Place
- Wynona, OK · WYNONA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N993BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0732 72/4/5 WYNONA,OKLA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 100 TIME - 1045 N993B PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELI LOADER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMERS FIELD HELI LOADER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- ACFT HIT POWER LINES ON FINAL APCH.CRASHED.RESTRICTED ACFT WITH PAX.ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N993B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heli Loader
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Other investigations on N993B · 2
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