- Date
- June 1, 1979
- Place
- Cherry Valley, AR · CHERRY VALLEY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N707FWBell 204
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790601011379A
- Case key
- 135671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1286 79/6/1 CHERRY VALLEY,AR BELL 204 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11120 TIME - 1600 N707FW PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHERRY VALLEY,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8900 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N707FW
- Reported as
- Bell 204
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cherry Valley
N707FWRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2018 · Bell-Wehran 204-HU-1AAirframe modelBell-Wehran 204-HU-1A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N707FW · 1
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