- Date
- August 10, 1974
- Place
- Layland, WV · LAYLAND, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1215WBell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740810029289A
- Case key
- 138835
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3292 74/8/10 LAYLAND,W VA BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1140 TIME - 0710 N1215W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAYLAND,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- DRG ATMPT TO SPRAY UPHILL,LOST ROTOR RPM,STRUCK TREES DRG DSCNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1215W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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