- Date
- August 2, 1979
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2817BBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790802019799A
- Case key
- 135276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1791 79/8/2 SALINAS,CA BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0610 N2817B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 55, 9730 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CA SALINAS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 84 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2817B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salinas
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Other investigations on N2817B · 1
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