- Date
- March 4, 1975
- Place
- Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10109Vertol 42A
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750304003279A
- Case key
- 148001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0257 75/3/4 NR.CHICO,CA VERTOL 42A CR- 0 0 1 *ERROR-INVALID CODE* COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N10109 PX- 0 0 0 AGE 42, 6600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 240 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CHEM SPRAY VAPORS ENTERED CARB INLET DUCT.SPRAYING ALMONDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10109
- Reported as
- Vertol 42A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N10109Registration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Vertol 42AAirframe modelVertol 42AEngine modelWright R-1820-66
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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