- Date
- July 15, 1971
- Place
- Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1420Bell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2578 71/7/15 PLACERVILLE,CALIF BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N1420 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 28, 3530 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 65 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLUMBER RIDGE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 5000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST NAVIGATING AT LOW ALT,EXHSTD FUEL,ALT TOO LOW FOR PROPER RCVRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1420
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage