- Date
- May 3, 1981
- Place
- Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2994WBell 47G-5A
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810503022249A
- Case key
- 125518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1217 81/5/3 SOLEDAD,CA BELL 47G-5A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N2994W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 43, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLEDAD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SPRAYING PHOSDRIN-DIPEL.HEAT DISCOLORATION,GROOVES,& SCORING FD ON CLUTCH DRUM & SHOES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2994W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2994W · 1
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