- Date
- July 29, 1978
- Place
- Elk Point, SD · ELK POINT, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N128BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780729021449A
- Case key
- 140568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2011 78/7/29 ELK POINT,SD BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N128B PX- 0 0 1 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 62, 4265 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 448 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELK POINT,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1130 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- POLLINATING SEED CORN WITH ROTOR WASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N128B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N128BRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2003 · Bell 47BAirframe modelBell 47BEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N128B · 1
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