- Date
- July 20, 1967
- Place
- Waterford, PA · WATERFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N310ABell 47-D1
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0299 67/7/20 WATERFORD,PA BELL 47-D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N310A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 31, 5630 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1610 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5630 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 1205 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAY-BOOM SNAGGED POTATO VINES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N310A
- Reported as
- Bell 47-D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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