- Date
- August 23, 1977
- Place
- Lambert, MS · LAMBERT, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4227ABell MK5-B
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770823022649A
- Case key
- 146378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2422 77/8/23 NR.LAMBERT,MS BELL MK5-B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2175 TIME - 1800 N4227A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1265 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAMBERT,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2175 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 160 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4227A
- Reported as
- Bell MK5-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4227ARegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4227A · 3
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