- Date
- April 24, 1979
- Place
- Palatka, FL · PALATKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49882Bell 47G3
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790424016179A
- Case key
- 135363
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2092 79/4/24 NR.PALATKA,FL BELL 47G3 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 7600 TIME - 0600 N49882 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HASTINGS,FL PALATKA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4174 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 52 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FAILURE OF ROTOR BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49882
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N49882Registration cancelled Jan 12, 2021 · Bell 47G-3Airframe modelBell 47G-3Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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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 N49882 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC85LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlainsboro, NJThe helicpopter crashed shortly after takeoff with 55 gallons of fertilizer on board. The plt stated that each time he made a swath run over the field the blades of the helicopter were picking up some of the liquid fertilizer. On takeoff helicopter felt…NTSB NYC84FGT02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLandisburg, PAThe helicopter lost eng power while turning on approach for landing, autorotated to a hard landing with main rotor contact to the tail boom. Two gals of fuel were drained from the acft fuel tank at the accident site. An eng run up was performed & found…