- Date
- June 19, 1979
- Place
- Hanover, PA · HANOVER, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59326Bell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790619011539A
- Case key
- 135786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1397 79/6/19 HANOVER,PA BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 662 TIME - 0727 N59326 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANOVER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 12 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PEAS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - 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 - 602 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59326
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corn Field
N59326Registration cancelled Jun 15, 2005 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N59326 · 1
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