- Date
- September 4, 1981
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2294WBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810904055539A
- Case key
- 124474
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2268 81/9/4 YUMA,AZ BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0500 N2294W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 48, 16031 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3460 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCAS YUMA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 35 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2294W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcas Yuma Intl
N2294WRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2015 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2294W · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91LA013Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAntarcticaThe pilot's failure to maintain on adequate altitude while maneuvering above the water.NTSB LAX74DUJ49Accident · No injuriesClosedYuma, AZNTSB LAX74DUJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedYuma, AZNTSB OAK71AP032Accident · 1 fatalClosedS.Francisco, CA