- Date
- August 14, 1970
- Place
- Pactolus, NC · PACTOLUS, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73264Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1018 70/8/14 PACTOLUS,NC BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2080 TIME - 1530 N73264 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1440 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PACTOLUS,NC PACTOLUS,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 80 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O WITH SPRAY HOSE IN R HOPPER TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73264
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N73264Registration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N73264 · 2
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