- Date
- July 10, 1967
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1375XBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0274 67/7/10 NR.CASA GRANDE,ARIZ BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, TIME - 0545 N1375X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 750 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1450 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1375X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1375XRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2016 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N1375X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR11CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWatsonville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a pole while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.NTSB LAX83FUA03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportIrvine, CAThe helicopter landed hard in a field off the airport following an engine power loss. The acfr had lifted off and only traveled about 50 feet at 15 feet AGL when the power loss occurred. An engine teardown revealed that the rings on 3 cylinders had not seated…NTSB LAX71FUJ40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEl Mirage, AZ