- Date
- May 8, 1974
- Place
- Stephens City, VA · STEPHENS CITY, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N919BBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740508012069A
- Case key
- 124287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1270 74/5/8 STEPHENS CITY,VA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0440 N919B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 47, 2900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEPHENS CITY,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 890 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FROST CONTROL OVER APPLE ORCHARD.STARTER END PLATE & ARMATURE FOUND UNDER ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N919B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N919BRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2009 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6VS-335 series
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Other investigations on N919B · 1
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