- Date
- January 23, 1971
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6225NBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0623 71/1/23 BELLE GLADE,FLA BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 9587 TIME - 0900 N6225N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 580 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE GLADE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- WIND CALM,HEAVILY LOADED ACFT SETTLED DURG TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6225N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6225NRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2012 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N6225N · 1
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