- Date
- May 15, 1978
- Place
- Rio Grande C., TX · RIO GRANDE C., TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73205Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780515012519A
- Case key
- 142341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1016 78/5/15 RIO GRANDE C.,TX BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2714 TIME - 2045 N73205 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDINBURG,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS 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 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 103 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73205
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73205Registration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Bell 47G-2AAirframe modelBell 47G-2AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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