- Date
- June 19, 1970
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6750DBell 47-G2
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119306
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2635 70/6/19 NR.KISSIMMEE,FLA BELL 47-G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3840 TIME - 1200 N6750D PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIELD STRIP,FLA KISSIMMEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: VERTICAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- AFT REFUELING PLT TOOK OFF WITH NOZZLE IN TANK.HOSE BROKE,FUEL POURED ON HOT ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6750D
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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