- Date
- May 12, 1976
- Place
- Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3794GBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760512010839A
- Case key
- 153815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1227 76/5/12 FORKS,WA BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2400 TIME - 1930 N3794G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORKS,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- T/R GR BOX PINION SHAFT FAILED. CRASHED INTO HILLSIDE. SPRAYING BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3794G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3794GRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3794G · 3
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