- Date
- July 7, 1972
- Place
- Twisp, WA · TWISP, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6717DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3079 72/7/7 TWISP,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1359 TIME - 1915 N6717D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWISP MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWISP,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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1690
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6717D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Twisp Muni
N6717DRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 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 N6717D · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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