- Date
- August 5, 1972
- Place
- Floyd, VA · FLOYD, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73219Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0847 72/8/5 FLOYD,VA BELL 47G-2A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 6589 TIME - 0738 N73219 PX- 1 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLOYD,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2200 MOUNTAINOUS SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT WAS SPRAYING LAND ALONG A POWER LINE.ROTORS HIT ANOTHER PWR LINE 90 DEG TO FLT PATH.CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73219
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N73219 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI85LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMantua, OHDuring an aerial application flt, the plt banked the helicoper to fly around a utility pole; however, the main rotor blades contacted the pole. The helicopter then descended, landed on its skids & sustained substantial damage. The plt stated that the gusty…NTSB FTW69F0331Accident · No injuriesClosedShreveport, LANTSB CHI67A0005Accident · No injuriesClosedSlemp, KY