- Date
- April 15, 1969
- Place
- Gunterville, AL · GUNTERVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1415WBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2668 69/4/15 GUNTERVILLE,ALA BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N1415W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 35, 6205 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3520 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUNTERVILLE,ALA GUNTERVILLE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE,FELT ACFT SHUDDER THEN LOST CONTROL.SANK IN LAKE BEING SPRAYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1415W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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