- Date
- August 12, 1975
- Place
- Pinewood, SC · PINEWOOD, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73871Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750812026039A
- Case key
- 150138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2522 75/8/12 PINEWOOD,SC BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 426 TIME - 1630 N73871 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINEWOOD,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 160 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73871
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73871Registration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Bell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKIIAirframe modelBell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKIIEngine modelFranklin 6A4200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73871 · 5
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