- Date
- April 30, 1971
- Place
- Elgin, OR · ELGIN, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73940Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1392 71/4/30 ELGIN,OREG BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1440 N73940 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 2245 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 179 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELGIN,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 623 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ACFT HIT GRND AFTER PROCDRE TURN.PLT HAD 7.8 HRS FLT TIME THAT DAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73940
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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