- Date
- May 31, 1975
- Place
- Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5161BBell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750531016959A
- Case key
- 134610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2424 75/5/31 CORVALLIS,OR BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N5161B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 31, 936 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 14 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORVALLIS,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES 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 REMARKS- LOADER FILLED CHEMICAL TANKS FM 30-40FT HOSE.GAVE PLT THUMBS UP FOR TKOF WITH HOSE STILL ATTACHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5161B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5161BRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2014 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5161B · 3
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