- Date
- May 22, 1978
- Place
- Warriors Mark, PA · WARRIORS MARK, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N64589Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780522010709A
- Case key
- 142054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1888 78/5/22 WARRIORS MARK,PA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 238 TIME - 0900 N64589 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARRIORS MARK,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 238 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 REMARKS- LNDD TO PURGE AIR FM SPRAY SYS.PLT TIGHTENED FRICTION LOCK,REACHED FOR DOOR,ACFT ROLLED ON SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64589
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N64589Registration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2Airframe modelBell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N64589 · 1
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