- Date
- July 17, 1974
- Place
- Oceanside, CA · OCEANSIDE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2252WBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740717023229A
- Case key
- 173367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1967 74/7/17 NR.OCEANSIDE,CALIF BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3400 TIME - 0600 N2252W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCEANSIDE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED & SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2252W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2252WRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2013 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2252W · 4
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NTSB LAX84LA341Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOceanside, CAA security guard with no flight experience attempted to fly the helicopter which he was guarding during early morning hours after substantial alcoholic beverage consumption. The acft sustained substantial damage when it touched down on the rt skid aprx 15 ft…NTSB LAX83FUM07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportValley Center, CAThe acft was damaged during a forced landing following a power loss while engaged in aerial application. The pilot took off with 25 gallons of fuel which he said was usually enough for spraying 40-50 acres. This job was 19 acres but it was 10-12 miles away at…NTSB LAX78FUQ21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSanta Ynez, CANTSB FTW70FPD03Accident · No injuriesClosedSaginaw, TX