- Date
- December 15, 1972
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6727DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3549 72/12/15 SALINAS,CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 9678 TIME - 1445 N6727D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 770 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 80 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- TIP OF ROTOR BLADE STRUCK STANDPIPE WHILE MANEUVERING SPRAYBOOM AROUND STANDPIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6727D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6727DRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2007 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N6727D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX86FVD07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportStockton, CAThe pilot was making a slow pass and dragged one spray boom on the ground. Insufficient airspeed resulted in loss of control. Helicopter crashed.NTSB OAK77DVM12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedKing City, CANTSB UNK65X0170Accident · No injuriesClosedMonterey, CA