- Date
- November 29, 1974
- Place
- Homerville, GA · HOMERVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N59441Bell 205A1
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741129040479A
- Case key
- 142942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3858 74/11/29 HOMERVILLE,GA BELL 205A1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1726 TIME - 1300 N59441 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMERVILLE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1900 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- WHILE LIFTING EXT SLING LOAD,SLING CAUGHT ON SKID.ASYMETRICAL CG CAUSED LOSS OF CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59441
- Reported as
- Bell 205A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N59441Registration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Bell 205A-1Airframe modelBell 205A-1Engine modelLycoming T-53 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.