- Date
- March 20, 1980
- Place
- Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7943JBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800320006369A
- Case key
- 131989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0826 80/3/20 NR.PLYMOUTH,MA BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N7943J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 64, 19130 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 14005 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 REMARKS- JACKSHAFT,PN 47-723-045-1,BELLCRANK PN 47-727-173-3,BCM DISCNCTD.AN310-4 BOLT,NUT,WSHR NOT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7943J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth Muni
N7943JRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 1980 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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