- Date
- September 9, 1970
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2483BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4534 70/9/9 WENATCHEE,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 444 TIME - 1615 N2483B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENATCHEE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT PWR LINE. FLT INTO SETTING SUN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2483B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pangborn
N2483BRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2011 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N2483B · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX02LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCompton, CAthe failure and separation of a fan belt for the engine cooling system. A factor in the accident was the inadequate annual inspection 14 hours prior to the accident.NTSB LAX98LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurbank, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA76FYG53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEltopia, WANTSB SEA65A0047Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWenatchee, WANTSB UNK64X3325Incident · No injuriesClosedMonitor, WA