- Date
- August 11, 1976
- Place
- Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7092JBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760811029409A
- Case key
- 155603
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3431 76/8/11 NR.VANCOUVER,WA BELL 47G3B2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 5800 TIME - 0935 N7092J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANCOUVER,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 60 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TURBO CHARGED. ENG EXAM DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION. WX VFR FOR TYPE OF OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7092J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7092JRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2012 · Bell 47G-3B-2Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7092J · 1
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