- Date
- August 20, 1971
- Place
- Rembert, SC · REMBERT, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N586TBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4005 71/8/20 REMBERT,SC BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N586T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1075 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REMBERT,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT LEFT FUEL DRAIN OPEN,EXHSTD FUEL IN FLT,FULL AUTO,M/R BLDS HIT TAIL CONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N586T
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N586TRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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Other investigations on N586T · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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