- Date
- June 15, 1971
- Place
- Elizaville, NY · ELIZAVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1158WBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2084 71/6/15 ELIZAVILLE,NY BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N1158W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 52, 9823 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4038 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELIZAVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9823 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT REPRTD ENG COUGHING ON PREVIOUS FLTS,APPLIED CARB HT.PLT ENCOUNTERED RAIN 15 MIN PRIOR ACDNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1158W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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