- Date
- September 8, 1971
- Place
- Brentwood, CA · BRENTWOOD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8468EBell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163435
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3250 71/9/8 BRENTWOOD,CALIF BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N8468E PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 39, 12935 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6020 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRENTWOOD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5500 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- ONE M/R STABILIZER BAR SEPRTD IN FLT,CAUSED SVR VBRTN. CRASH LNDD IN ORCHARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8468E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8468E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW08CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMullen, NEThe plot's distraction with the chemical load resulting the failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A factor was no suitable terrain for landing.NTSB OAK67A0034Accident · No injuriesClosedSan Rafael, CANTSB OAK66A0033Accident · No injuriesClosedAntioch, CA