- Date
- August 18, 1976
- Place
- Zion Grove, PA · ZION GROVE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N919BBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760818027109A
- Case key
- 155701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3192 76/8/18 ZION GROVE,PA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1945 N919B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 31, 3280 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1715 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZION GROVE,PA 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1240 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N919B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N919BRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2009 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6VS-335 series
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Other investigations on N919B · 1
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