- Date
- April 17, 1965
- Place
- Harman, WV · HARMAN, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6590DBell Tomcat
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0132 65/4/17 HARMAN W VA BELL TOMCAT CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2360 TIME - 0655 N6590D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2210 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 3500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HOPPER VALVE RELEASE CABLE JAMMED,UNEVEN DUST FLOW CAUSED LATERAL UNCONTROLABILITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6590D
- Reported as
- Bell Tomcat
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6590DRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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