- Date
- June 24, 1966
- Place
- Calistoga, CA · CALISTOGA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2817BBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0606 66/6/24 CALISTOGA CALIF BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0430 N2817B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 55, 16000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1825 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- ON LDG FLARE PLT SAW DUST SPREADER HANGING BELOW SKID.ARRESTED DESCENT.T/R STRUCK BAGS OF DUST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2817B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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