- Date
- June 14, 1968
- Place
- Grandview, WA · GRANDVIEW, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N366DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3475 68/6/14 GRANDVIEW,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1140 TIME - 1845 N366D PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - CHECKING CROPS/TREES/OBSTRUCTIONS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 750 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ACFT LOADED.SETTLED TO GRND DURING PROCEDURE TYPE TURNAROUND WHILE SURVEYING AREA TO BE SPRAYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N366D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage