- Date
- March 10, 1980
- Place
- Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N927BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800310005869A
- Case key
- 131471
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1453 80/3/10 STOCKTON,CA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 961 TIME - 1830 N927B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,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 SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES HIT IRRIGATION VENT PIPE.SPRAYING BUSTRIL,DOW CHEMICAL 40.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N927B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stockton Metro
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.