- Date
- April 18, 1974
- Place
- San Sabastian, PR · SAN SABASTIAN, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73264Bell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740418012539A
- Case key
- 124798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1506 74/4/18 SAN SABASTIAN,PR BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2505 TIME - 0700 N73264 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN SABASTIAN,PR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 50 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 375 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT PWR LINE.SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73264
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N73264Registration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73264 · 2
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