- Date
- June 25, 1977
- Place
- Oswego, SC · OSWEGO, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N586TBell 47D
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770625017729A
- Case key
- 157221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2435 77/6/25 OSWEGO,SC BELL 47D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N586T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 6051 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOADING SITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSWEGO,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 115 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 195 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WIRE.COMPLETE TAIL ROTOR AND GEARBOX SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N586T
- Reported as
- Bell 47D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loading Site
N586TRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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 N586T · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA85LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoultrie, GAThe plt stated that while he was on an aerial application mission, the helicopter ran out of fuel. During an autorotation, the main rotor severed the tail boom.NTSB MIA84LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBerlin, GAThe plt collided with power lines as he turned to fly back to reload the acft. The plt made a statement that he did not see the wires in the trees. The plt did not file an accident report.NTSB MIA73DLG02Accident · No injuriesClosedDalzell, NCNTSB MIA72DLG09Accident · No injuriesClosedRembert, SCNTSB FTW66A0070Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWetmore, TX