- Date
- July 16, 1966
- Place
- Kimballton, VA · KIMBALLTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1200WBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171681
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0618 66/7/16 KIMBALLTON VA BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5037 TIME - 0740 N1200W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4530 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES 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 -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAYING POWER LINE.WIRES STRUCK CROSSED FLIGHT PATH AT RIGHT ANGLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1200W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N1200W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87LA252Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMc Intosh, ALThe helicopter was being used to set fires to burn off underbrush in a commercial forest prior to cutting of trees. The plt landed the helicopter on a mobile transport trailer at the completion of the day's work. The helicopter engine had been shut off and…NTSB DIA69F0185Accident · No injuriesClosedMt Savage, MDNTSB MIA69D0307Accident · No injuriesClosedCrossville, TN