- Date
- September 1, 1966
- Place
- Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73287Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0879 66/9/1 MEDFORD OREG BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2583 TIME - 0940 N73287 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 453 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES 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 - 380 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - 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 - 1550 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT SURVEYED THE AREA AND SAW THE WIRES BEFORE HE STARTED TO SPRAY THE ORCHARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73287
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage