- Date
- June 9, 1972
- Place
- Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5162BBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2282 72/6/9 STOCKTON,CALIF BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2275 TIME - 0850 N5162B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 754 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2275 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- PLT STATED HE FORGOT WIRES WERE THERE. 1 WIRE DMGD T/R BLADES,WRAPPED AROUND T/R DRIVE ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5162B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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