- Date
- February 24, 1972
- Place
- Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1332XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1313 72/2/24 BRAWLEY,CALIF BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N1332X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 37, 12406 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1814 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SERVICE AREA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRAWLEY,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SAID HE HEARD A LOUD POP AS HE FLARED AFTER WHICH THE ACFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1332X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Service Area
N1332XRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2011 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N1332X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.