- Date
- August 9, 1973
- Place
- Black Rock, AR · BLACK ROCK, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N163BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730809023609A
- Case key
- 189568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1947 73/8/9 BLACK ROCK,ARK BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6834 TIME - 0555 N163B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1134 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACK ROCK,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN 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 - 5700 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT PULLED UP INTO A PWR LINE HE DID NOT SEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N163B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N163B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC89DNE01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportRussell, MAA pilot induced low rotor RPM condition, followed by blade flapping as the main rotor blade contacted the tail of the helicopter.NTSB FTW76FPG68Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRavenden, ARNTSB MKC69F0060Accident · No injuriesClosedGarden City, KSNTSB MKC68A0038Accident · No injuriesClosedCreston, IA