- Date
- May 14, 1975
- Place
- Palouse, WA · PALOUSE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6257NBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750514013459A
- Case key
- 170749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1515 75/5/14 PALOUSE,WA BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2275 TIME - 1615 N6257N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 595 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALOUSE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM 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 - 2275 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- WEED CONTROL. HIT PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6257N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- 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.