- Date
- February 25, 1970
- Place
- Rochester, WA · ROCHESTER, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2899BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137995
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1228 70/2/25 ROCHESTER,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N2899B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 52, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- SPRAYING GRASS AROUND XMAS TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2899B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N2899B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX90LA042Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRialto, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent overcontrol while hovering. Contributing to the accident were the gusty wind conditions and the pilot's inexperience.NTSB LAX85LA344Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Bear City, CAOn August 12, 1985, a Bell 47G2 helicopter collided with a yucca tree and rolled over during a landing near Big Bear City, CA. The acft sustained substantial damage and the plt and his two passengers were not injured. The purpose of the flight was a aerial…NTSB SEA74DYG49Accident · No injuriesClosedEphrata, WA