- Date
- August 31, 1969
- Place
- Wilder, ID · WILDER, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10194Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2588 69/8/31 WILDER,ID BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 284 TIME - 1825 N10194 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILDER,ID WILDER,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2427 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- BOLT FAILED,P/N47-641-052-3,CAUSED BLADE FAILURE.DUSTING HOPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10194
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N10194 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX84LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatsonville, CAThe plt reported that he was making a swath run at the edge of the field when he apchd a standpipe. He applied control pressure to avoid the obstruction, but the outer 3 inches of the rotor blades struck the standpipe. The helicopter contacted the ground…NTSB LAX82DA051Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWatsonville, CADuring a preceding spray operation, the pilot noted that some of the spray nozzles were not functioning properly. He flushed the tanks with fresh water and partially refilled them with water to perform an airborne nozzle check. While performing the check at…NTSB LAX73DVA30Accident · No injuriesClosedRichgrove, CANTSB OAK71FVA10Accident · No injuriesClosedExeter, CANTSB UNK64X1119Accident · No injuriesClosedWalla Walla, WA