- Date
- July 6, 1979
- Place
- Jamesport, NY · JAMESPORT, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8593FBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790706036199A
- Case key
- 133746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3484 79/7/6 JAMESPORT,NY BELL 47G-5 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0745 N8593F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 3158 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMESPORT,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 - 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 - 30 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- STRUCK UPPER GUY WIRE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING TWR.SPRAYING BRAVO,EURADANE,THIODANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8593F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8593F · 3
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