- Date
- July 16, 1980
- Place
- Calvin, OK · CALVIN, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16657Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800716029339A
- Case key
- 129725
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2322 80/7/16 CALVIN,OK BELL 47G CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N16657 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALVIN,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- RT SPRAY TANK SEPARATED INFLIGHT CAUSING SEVERE LATERAL CG IMBALANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16657
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N16657Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Bell-K-Copter 47GAirframe modelBell-K-Copter 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N16657 · 3
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