- Date
- February 8, 1967
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8483EBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0035 67/2/8 SANTA ANA CALIF BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1638 TIME - 0640 N8483E PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 20 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RETREATING ROTOR BLADE STRUCK POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8483E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Orange County
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Other investigations on N8483E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL05CA161Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSummerville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance and adequate visual lookout during take-off which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and roll over.NTSB LAX79FUJ13Accident · 1 fatalClosedSpringerville, AZNTSB DEN77DQA14Accident · No injuriesClosedMccarty, NM