- Date
- April 24, 1979
- Place
- Alvin, TX · ALVIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1150WBell 47-G4
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790424008829A
- Case key
- 136622
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0798 79/4/24 ALVIN,TX BELL 47-G4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0710 N1150W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 3460 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 705 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALVIN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 350 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT 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 - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- FLAGGER STEPPED UP ON RICE LEVEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1150W
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1150W · 4
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