- Date
- May 26, 1973
- Place
- Harrington, WA · HARRINGTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73865Bell Tomcat
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190140
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1834 73/5/26 HARRINGTON,WASH BELL TOMCAT CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 9000 TIME - 0840 N73865 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARRINGTON,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) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73865
- Reported as
- Bell Tomcat
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harrington
N73865Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Bell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKIIAirframe modelBell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKIIEngine modelFranklin 6V4 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 N73865 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA91LA233Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiltonfreewater, ORPilot factor in that the pilot failed to insure there was adequate clearance from obstacles for a safe takeoff. A factor to the accident was: the pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation.NTSB SEA83LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPasco, WAWhile repositioning the helicopter from the ground onto a trailer the acft rolled over when the right skid caught onto the trailer.NTSB MKC67A0088Accident · No injuriesClosedLincoln, KS