- Date
- May 17, 1969
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7898BBell 47H-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1645 69/5/17 BELLE GLADE,FLA BELL 47H-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N7898B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 34, 4350 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 17 REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE AFTER LOSS OF GRND EFFECT.HEAVILY LOADED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7898B
- Reported as
- Bell 47H-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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