- Date
- May 19, 1973
- Place
- Moore, MT · MOORE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8401EBell 47G-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730519012669A
- Case key
- 189944
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2260 73/5/19 NR.MOORE,MONT BELL 47G-3 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0720 N8401E PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 32, 5226 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 399 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTOWN,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2600 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED IN FLD & CONSUMED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8401E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.