- Date
- June 8, 1974
- Place
- Palermo, NY · PALERMO, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N210BBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740608018629A
- Case key
- 130291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2109 74/6/8 PALERMO,NY BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1919 TIME - 1630 N210B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1807 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERLOO,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT TALL GRASS ON TKOF.M/R BLADES HIT GND.PLT SURVEYING FLD FOR FUTURE OPN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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