- Date
- April 19, 1972
- Place
- Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1420Bell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1563 72/4/19 NR.ALBANY,OREG BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1015 N1420 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 44, 8175 TOTAL HOURS, 575 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RELOADING AREA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- PLT CONCENTRATING ON ACFT INSTRUMENTS GOT TOO HIGH,HIT WIRES INSTEAD OF GOING UND AS ON PRIOR TKOF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1420
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reloading Area