- Date
- June 8, 1979
- Place
- Parchman, MS · PARCHMAN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4227ABell 47D
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790608012409A
- Case key
- 135410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1957 79/6/8 PARCHMAN,MS BELL 47D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3305 TIME - 2000 N4227A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARCHMAN,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 700 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4227A
- Reported as
- Bell 47D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4227ARegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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Other investigations on N4227A · 3
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