- Date
- August 12, 1971
- Place
- Union Bridge, MD · UNION BRIDGE, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4253ABell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2992 71/8/12 UNION BRIDGE,MD BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N4253A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 2474 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2404 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNION BRIDGE,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 25 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4253A
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed