- Date
- January 31, 1966
- Place
- Florida City, FL · FLORIDA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N322ABell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0018 66/1/31 FLORIDA CITY FLA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1400 TIME - 0515 N322A PX- 0 0 1 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 6 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- OPERATION IN PREDAWN DARKNESS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N322A
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N322ARegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N322A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA92LA102Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayette, MSThe pilot in commands failure to insure the proper fuel quantity for the flight was placed on the aircraft and his failure to monitor fuel quantity during flight resulting in fuel exhaustion.NTSB MIA68A0011Accident · No injuriesClosedPnama Cty Bch, FLNTSB UNK64X2222Accident · No injuriesClosedHarrisburg, AR