- Date
- August 4, 1971
- Place
- Carver, MA · CARVER, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N177BBell 47D
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162946
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2832 71/8/4 CARVER,MASS BELL 47D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1410 N177B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 51, 16700 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARVER,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4100 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CYCLIC CTL LOST WHEN FORE/AFT CYC CTL ASMBY FAILED.LWR ATCH PTS LOOSE.CRASHED IN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N177B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth
N177BRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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Other investigations on N177B · 1
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