- Date
- August 6, 1972
- Place
- Murtaugh, ID · MURTAUGH, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1071ZBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3789 72/8/6 MURTAUGH,ID BELL 47G CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7430 TIME - 0830 N1071Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MURTAUGH,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND 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 - 200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 6160 PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1071Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1071ZRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2002 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6VS-335 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 N1071Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.