- Date
- March 31, 1971
- Place
- Buckingham, FL · BUCKINGHAM, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73220Bell 47G2A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1086 71/3/31 BUCKINGHAM,FLA BELL 47G2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N73220 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 42, 4317 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3168 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUCKINGHAM,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- ACFT HAD IMBALANCE IN SPRAY LOAD.CTL LOST ON LDG,HIT ROCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73220
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73220Registration cancelled Oct 25, 2003 · Bell 47G-2AAirframe modelBell 47G-2AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N73220 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.