- Date
- June 4, 1972
- Place
- Warden, WA · WARDEN, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1657Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1914 72/6/4 WARDEN,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N1657 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 26, 803 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 684 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARDEN,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 608 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 15 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT GUY WIRE.SPRAYING WASTELAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1657
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warden
N1657Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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