- Date
- June 14, 1978
- Place
- Neligh, NE · NELIGH, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6778DBell 47-G2
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780614013949A
- Case key
- 141753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1068 78/6/14 NELIGH,NE BELL 47-G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 393 TIME - 0750 N6778D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NELIGH,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 32 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1320 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6778D
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6778DRegistration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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