- Date
- July 2, 1977
- Place
- Berlin, GA · BERLIN, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N908BBell 47-D1
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770702017889A
- Case key
- 147277
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2568 77/7/2 NR.BERLIN,GA BELL 47-D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 18800 TIME - 0900 N908B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERLIN,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SIMPLEX P/N3630224 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N908B
- Reported as
- Bell 47-D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N908B · 7
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