- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Conrad, IA · CONRAD, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8140JBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4212 70/7/21 CONRAD,IOWA BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N8140J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 36, 1328 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 35 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONRAD,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CORN POLLINATION. HIT GUY WIRE EXTENDING FROM WINDMILL TO FENCE CORNER POST. SAW IT TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8140J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8140J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI07CA212Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJesup, IAThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter when it unexpectedly encountered a whirlwind shortly after takeoff.NTSB CHI90LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHudson, IAImproper touchdown performed by the pilot in command.