- Date
- June 14, 1978
- Place
- Naylor, MO · NAYLOR, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4690Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780614014359A
- Case key
- 141800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1205 78/6/14 NAYLOR,MO BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5202 TIME - 1800 N4690 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 345 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAYLOR,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4690
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4690Registration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 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 N4690 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN14LA415Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJeanerette, LAThe pilot’s improper decision to operate an unairworthy helicopter, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB MKC88LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMc Dougal, ARThe pilot stated that he had just begun the spraying of a rice field when one of the spray nozzles malfunctioned. As he was attempting to set the helicopter down on the ground, to work on the nozzle, the main rotor blades struck a tree. The main rotor blades…