- Date
- April 18, 1974
- Place
- Centralia, WA · CENTRALIA, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N984BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740418008619A
- Case key
- 124267
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1250 74/4/18 NR.CENTRALIA,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0615 N984B PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 25, 2010 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELISPOT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTRALIA,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SDN SHFT OF WND BLEW HELI OFF PAD DRNG HVR TO LDG. SURVEYING FORESTS,NO LOAD ABD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N984B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helispot
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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.
Other investigations on N984B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87DEI05Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportLisbon, OHThe helicopter rolled over as it was lifting off from a transport trailer. A post-crash exam revealed that the left rear tie-down strap on the trailer was wrapped around one of the helicopter skids. The ground crewman believed he had removed all of the straps…NTSB ATL86FEI07Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportLisbon, OHThe aerial application helicopter was being serviced by a chemical truck that was parked adjacent to the acft. The acft engine was at high idle with the main rotor turning at 250 RPM. The ground crewman jumped off the side of the chemical truck into the main…NTSB SEA76DYG01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMoses Lake, WA