- Date
- July 24, 1976
- Place
- Centre, AL · CENTRE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N29WLBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760724020409A
- Case key
- 155202
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2689 76/7/24 CENTRE,AL BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N29WL PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 3193 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTRE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 619 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- WATER AND FOREIGN MATTER FOUND IN ACFT FUEL TANK.NO PROVISION FOR WATER CHECK IN FIELD REFUEL TANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29WL
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N29WLRegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Bell OH-13EAirframe modelBell OH-13EEngine modelFranklin 6VS-335 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.
Other investigations on N29WL · 2
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NTSB MKC85FA114Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportJonesboro, ARThe plt reported that the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. He attempted to land straight ahead on soft terrain, but the helicopter rolled over. During the accident sequence, the main rotor blades struck the tail boom & scattered parts ahead of & to the rgt of…NTSB MKC76FCD07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCollins, IA