- Date
- December 19, 1978
- Place
- Paden, MS · PADEN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4713RBell 47G5
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781219038429A
- Case key
- 139230
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3645 78/12/19 NR.PADEN,MS BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5640 TIME - 1515 N4713R PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PADEN,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING HILLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4713R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4713RRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4713R · 2
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