- Date
- March 9, 1974
- Place
- Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8197JBell 47G5
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740309008749A
- Case key
- 186246
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0926 74/3/9 ARCADIA,FLA BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2455 TIME - 0900 N8197J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCADIA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 50 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT LNDD NR MIX TRUCK,DOOR OPENED RETREATING BLADE CTCTD DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8197J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8197JRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N8197J · 1
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