- Date
- May 10, 1973
- Place
- King City, CA · KING CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2889BBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730510011989A
- Case key
- 190672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1102 73/5/10 KING CITY,CALIF BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N2889B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 30, 1812 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 375 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MESA DEL REY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING CITY,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1812 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 320 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- HIT TONGUE OF FARM IMPLEMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2889B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mesa Del Rey
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2889B · 2
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