- Date
- March 3, 1980
- Place
- Somerton, AZ · SOMERTON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2127Bell 47G5
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800303009149A
- Case key
- 131535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1841 80/3/3 NR.SOMERTON,AZ BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2686 TIME - 2100 N2127 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER PAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERTON,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 23 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- BROCCOLI.WOODRUFF KEY,SPLINED DRIVE COUPLING TO ROTOR SHAFT,FAILED.NIGHT AG OPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2127
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Duster Pad
N2127Registration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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