- Date
- July 31, 1979
- Place
- Plaucheville, LA · PLAUCHEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N166Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790731018989A
- Case key
- 135017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1423 79/7/31 NR.PLAUCHEVILLE,LA BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N166 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 33, 3580 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1864 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAUCHEVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- PILOT LET ROTOR RPM GET LOW ON LANDING.SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN BEANS.AIRCRAFT INVERTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N166
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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