- Date
- August 31, 1978
- Place
- Baxter, IA · BAXTER, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7431FHughes 300C
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780831029749A
- Case key
- 139679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2773 78/8/31 BAXTER,IA HUGHES 300C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000 TIME - 1430 N7431F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 760 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELI-PAD ON TRUCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAXTER,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 900 REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM STRUCK TRUCK WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND ON MOBILE PAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7431F
- Reported as
- Hughes 300C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heli-Pad On Truck
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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