- Date
- September 1, 1979
- Place
- Hahira, GA · HAHIRA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N908BBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790901023879A
- Case key
- 134115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2465 79/9/1 NR.HAHIRA,GA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1550 TIME - 1900 N908B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAHIRA RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 355 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N908B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL97LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolcomb, MSThe failure of the pilot to adequately see and avoid all obstructions while doing aerial application work.NTSB ATL94LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHazel Green, ALUndetermined.NTSB ATL89DLT03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportShelbyville, TNFailure in the rotor drive system for unknown reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to perform an autorotation.NTSB ATL87LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ALThe aerial application flight was dispensing insecticides on a cotton field. While maneuvering to avoid powerlines during the procedure turnaround following an upwind swath run, the pilot failed to maintain sufficient airspeed to ensure effective…NTSB MIA77DKG41Accident · No injuriesClosedBerlin, GANTSB MKC76DCQ57Accident · No injuriesClosedSublette, KSNTSB MIA72FLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCheraw, SC