- Date
- September 24, 1974
- Place
- Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2214WBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740924038129A
- Case key
- 138691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3566 74/9/24 PLANT CITY,FLA BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1045 N2214W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 36, 10473 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1620 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLANT CITY,FLA 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 SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- TKOF FRM TRAILER,SKID SHOE LODGED IN TRAILER TRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2214W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2214W · 1
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