- Date
- April 7, 1971
- Place
- Days Creek, OR · DAYS CREEK, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8455EBell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1138 71/4/7 DAYS CREEK,OREG BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N8455E PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 39, 8040 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 477 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYS CREEK,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUNNING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8040 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- SERVICE MAN STARTED FILLING SPRAY TANKS AFT ROTOR ENGAGEMENT.PLT TKOF WITH SPRAY HOSE ATCHD TO TNK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8455E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8455ERegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2018 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N8455E · 1
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