- Date
- June 7, 1973
- Place
- Stickney, WV · STICKNEY, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1215WBell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730607015789A
- Case key
- 173530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1661 73/6/7 STICKNEY,W VA BELL 47G2A1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4970 TIME - 1030 N1215W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDWIGHT,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SURVEYING SPRAY AREA.HIT PWR LINES. TRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1215W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1215WRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1215W · 2
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