- Date
- July 30, 1973
- Place
- Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58077Bell 47G-5A
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730730026329A
- Case key
- 189407
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2151 73/7/30 NR.SHREVEPORT,LA BELL 47G-5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20931 TIME - 0725 N58077 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 5798 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAYLOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHREVEPORT,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT DIDNT SEE 3RD SET OF WIRES. CRASHED IN BAYOU
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58077
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Naylor
FAA reports on this event · 1
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