- Date
- March 17, 1976
- Place
- Dows, IA · DOWS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90529Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760317004009A
- Case key
- 153214
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0384 76/3/17 DOWS,IA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3400 TIME - 0935 N90529 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOWS,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3400 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90529
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N90529Registered now · Bell-Tellijohn 47G-2Airframe modelBell-Tellijohn 47G-2Engine modelLycoming 0-435A2-KSER
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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 N90529 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN17LA232Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHastings, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the helicopter did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CHI98LA291Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlainview, MNThe pilot's not achieving the proper descent rate prior to touchdown. A factor related to the accident was fuel starvation due to a low fuel level.NTSB CHI90DCD02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWall Lake, IAThe failure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM during takeoff. The high density altitude and uphill terrain were factors.