- Date
- September 14, 1971
- Place
- Millers Tavern, VA · MILLERS TAVERN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9115RBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163631
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1466 71/9/14 MILLERS TAVERN,VA BELL 47D-1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1956 TIME - 1000 N9115R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1750 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILLERS TAVERN,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1956 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 30 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- AUTOPSY FND THE PLT HAD A 95 PCT OCCLUSION OF L ARTERIES,AND A DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9115R
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N9115R · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO95LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSidney, OHthe student pilot's abrupt touchdown while landing in a field. Related factors are the student pilot's failure to attain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.NTSB MIA81FKJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPanama City, FLNTSB CHI77FEK01Accident · No injuriesClosedJohnstown, OHNTSB FTW69F0392Accident · No injuriesClosedDenton, TXNTSB DIA68A0012Accident · No injuriesClosedCurrituck, NCNTSB MIA66A0027Accident · No injuriesClosedSligo, NC