- Date
- August 23, 1977
- Place
- Denison, IA · DENISON, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4095GBell 47G5
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770823026269A
- Case key
- 145809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2456 77/8/23 NR.DENISON,IA BELL 47G5 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2980 TIME - 1945 N4095G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENISON,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4095G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Farmer'S Field
N4095GRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2013 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming 0-435
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Other investigations on N4095G · 1
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