- Date
- February 7, 1973
- Place
- Koloa, HI · KOLOA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7060JBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730207005789A
- Case key
- 170369
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0657 73/2/7 KOLOA,HAWAII BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 13500 TIME - 1015 N7060J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 11000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GROVE FARM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- THE HERBICIDE LOADER FORGOT TO DISCONNECT THE HERBICIDE HOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7060J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grove Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7060J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA20CA034Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportKing City, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing and the main rotor blades striking the tailboom.NTSB LAX03CA285Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGreenfield, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires due to an inadequate visual lookout.