- Date
- June 8, 1971
- Place
- Branchville, NJ · BRANCHVILLE, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8426EBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79429
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1465 71/6/8 BRANCHVILLE,NJ BELL 47G2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3900 TIME - 0605 N8426E PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANFORD TWNSHP,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MR BLADE AND GRIP ASSY SEPARATED DUE FATIGUE FAILURE OF GRIP ASSY.WAS IMPROPER GRIP FOR BELL 47G2.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8426E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8426ERegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N8426E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC82DA082Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportThornton, IADuring the downwind turn for the fourth spraying pass the pilot encountered a gust of wind. The pilot stated he applied power, collective and cyclic to level off at spraying altitude but the wind was too strong to prevent the tailboom from striking the ground.NTSB NYC71FHD18Accident · No injuriesClosedMedford, NJ