- Date
- August 21, 1979
- Place
- Ehrenberg, AZ · EHRENBERG, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38105Bell M-74
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790821026459A
- Case key
- 134744
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2058 79/8/21 NR.EHRENBERG,AZ BELL M-74 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2000 N38105 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 40, 10675 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLYTHE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- WEED CONTROL. TAIL ROTOR OUTPUT ASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38105
- Reported as
- Bell M-74
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N38105Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74Airframe modelTexas Helicopter OH-13E/M74
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38105 · 1
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