- Date
- July 1, 1975
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N984BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750701017629A
- Case key
- 150612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2836 75/7/1 MOSES LAKE,WA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 366 TIME - 0800 N984B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 900 REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE WIRES TRYING TO GO UNDER THEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N984B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- 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.
Other investigations on N984B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87DEI05Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportLisbon, OHThe helicopter rolled over as it was lifting off from a transport trailer. A post-crash exam revealed that the left rear tie-down strap on the trailer was wrapped around one of the helicopter skids. The ground crewman believed he had removed all of the straps…NTSB ATL86FEI07Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportLisbon, OHThe aerial application helicopter was being serviced by a chemical truck that was parked adjacent to the acft. The acft engine was at high idle with the main rotor turning at 250 RPM. The ground crewman jumped off the side of the chemical truck into the main…NTSB SEA74DYE42Accident · No injuriesClosedCentralia, WA