- Date
- August 14, 1974
- Place
- Royal City, WA · ROYAL CITY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6717DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740814025989A
- Case key
- 136771
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2880 74/8/14 NR.ROYAL CITY,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0540 N6717D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 2835 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 228 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROYAL CITY,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SWATH RUN INTO SUN.HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6717D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6717DRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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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 N6717D · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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