- Date
- August 5, 1974
- Place
- Meridan, MN · MERIDAN, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2870BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740805032769A
- Case key
- 138797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3400 74/8/5 MERIDAN,MINN BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 334 TIME - 1850 N2870B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDAN,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 334 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1148 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- DUMP VALVE SOLENOID PLUNGER HAD ACCUMULATION OF FERTILIZER.WOULD NOT OPERATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2870B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2870B · 2
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