- Date
- September 6, 1975
- Place
- Basin City, WA · BASIN CITY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1420Bell 47G5
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750906028659A
- Case key
- 150791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2843 75/9/6 BASIN CITY,WA BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5900 TIME - 1000 N1420 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BASIN CITY,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - 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 - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- TKOFF FROM OPEN FIELD WITH HIGH VEGETATION,SPRAYBOOM CAUGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1420
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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