- Date
- June 11, 1975
- Place
- Oakdale, NE · OAKDALE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N617XCarson Rell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750611015919A
- Case key
- 148902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1353 75/6/11 OAKDALE,NE CARSON RELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3926 TIME - 1430 N617X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 259 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKDALE,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1430 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WIRES CROSSING FIELD BEING SPRAYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N617X
- Reported as
- Carson Rell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N617XRegistered now · Bell-Carson 47GAirframe modelBell-Carson 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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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 N617X · 2
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