- Date
- June 2, 1966
- Place
- Dumfries, VA · DUMFRIES, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3081GBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0335 66/6/2 DUMFRIES VA BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 7000 TIME - 2025 N3081G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 140 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAYING POWER LINE.PILOT KNEW OF LATERAL IMBALANCE PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.SPRAY NOT EQUALIZED IN TANKS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3081G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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