- Date
- July 27, 1970
- Place
- Queen Creek, AZ · QUEEN CREEK, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5237ABell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3245 70/7/27 QUEEN CREEK,ARIZ BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2300 N5237A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 32, 5900 TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUEEN CREEK,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- FLAGMAN BECAME CONFUSED,POSITIONED HIMSELF WRONG.AFT HITTING WIRES,CONT FLT TO BASE,LNDD SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5237A
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5237ARegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N5237A · 1
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