- Date
- April 10, 1974
- Place
- Blue Ridge, GA · BLUE RIDGE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25802Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740410009419A
- Case key
- 124243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1328 74/4/10 BLUE RIDGE,GA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 0430 N25802 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 35, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLUE RIDGE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 50 KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2000 REMARKS- NIGHT ANTI-FROST HOVERING.SVR VIBRATION EXPERIENCED.ATMTD LDG IN CLEARING.T/R HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25802
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N25802Registration cancelled May 3, 2010 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N25802 · 2
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