- Date
- September 15, 1972
- Place
- Cranbury, NJ · CRANBURY, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7857SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3766 72/9/15 CRANBURY,NJ BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2700 TIME - 0730 N7857S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRANBURY,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - SPINACH TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- T/R HIT PILE OF WOODEN BASKET COVERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7857S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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