- Date
- July 28, 1970
- Place
- New Hartford, NY · NEW HARTFORD, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4117ABell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3149 70/7/28 NEW HARTFORD,NY BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2100 TIME - 1410 N4117A PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW HARTFORD,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 165 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 400 REMARKS- TEMP 90 DEG. UNABLE TO CLEAR PWR LINES AFTER T/O. TURNED TO L,SETTLED TO GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4117A
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4117ARegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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