- Date
- April 21, 1966
- Place
- Mcbee, SC · MCBEE, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8556FBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172401
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0312 66/4/21 MCBEE SC BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N8556F PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION AGE 33, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- AERIAL APPLICATION DEMONSTRATION,SETTLED INTO ORCHARD,ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TREES.SPRAYING WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8556F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8556FRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2026 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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Other investigations on N8556F · 2
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