- Date
- June 5, 1971
- Place
- Eatonville, WA · EATONVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1968HBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2163 71/6/5 EATONVILLE,WASH BELL 47G2 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0950 N1968H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 51, 13650 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5085 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EATONVILLE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES 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 - 1600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ENG CKD OK.EXHST PORTS,STACKS FOUND EXCESVLY BLK.ACFT TOO LOW TO RECVR,CRASH LND THRU TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1968H
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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