- Date
- April 2, 1979
- Place
- Guadalupe, CA · GUADALUPE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6327DBell 47G2M
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790402007639A
- Case key
- 136964
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0735 79/4/2 GUADALUPE,CA BELL 47G2M CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4000 TIME - 0610 N6327D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUADALUPE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - 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 - 10 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- STANDPIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6327D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2M
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6327D · 2
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