- Date
- May 21, 1976
- Place
- Lake Butler, FL · LAKE BUTLER, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N74123Bell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760521019959A
- Case key
- 154219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2476 76/5/21 LAKE BUTLER,FL BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2147 TIME - 1815 N74123 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAILER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE BUTLER,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 80 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - 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 - 80 REMARKS- KIND OF CROP,MELONS. PILOT MADE TAKEOFF WITH ACFT CHAINED TO TRAILER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74123
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Trailer
N74123Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N74123 · 3
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