- Date
- June 13, 1966
- Place
- Perris, CA · PERRIS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2876BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0530 66/6/13 PERRIS CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1030 TIME - 1000 N2876B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 44 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1500 HILLY SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PILOT PICKED-UP OVER ONE SET OF WIRES AND THEN LET DOWN INTO SECOND WIRES HE HAD NOT OBSERVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2876B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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