- Date
- July 27, 1973
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2294WBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730727023009A
- Case key
- 188790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3537 73/7/27 NR.YUMA,ARIZ BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 6600 TIME - 0630 N2294W PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,ARIZ DOME VALLEY,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 49 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 GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- BROWN DEPOSITS FOUND IN CARB,INTAKE MANIFOLD PIPES & VALVES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2294W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2294WRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2015 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2294W · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91LA013Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAntarcticaThe pilot's failure to maintain on adequate altitude while maneuvering above the water.NTSB LAX81DUK02Accident · No injuriesClosedYuma, AZNTSB LAX74DUJ49Accident · No injuriesClosedYuma, AZNTSB OAK71AP032Accident · 1 fatalClosedS.Francisco, CA