- Date
- May 9, 1969
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4916CBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1446 69/5/9 PHOENIX,ARIZ BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1657 TIME - 2020 N4916C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 450 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-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- NO PRIOR CHECK OF AREA.LOST R RPM DURNG CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID WIRES.UN DUMP LOAD,NO DUMP VALVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4916C
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4916CRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 series
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