- Date
- August 17, 1970
- Place
- Frostproof, FL · FROSTPROOF, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4096GBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1405 70/8/17 FROSTPROOF,FLA BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0640 N4096G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 49, 19000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1300 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FROSTPROOF,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- STRUCK TIP OF 20FT STAND PIPE AT 6FT ALT ABV TREES. LOST ANTITORQUE CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4096G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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