- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Place
- Cashmere, WA · CASHMERE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6712DBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760915030949A
- Case key
- 156180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3909 76/9/15 CASHMERE,WA BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N6712D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 38, 6231 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASHMERE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 53 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 850 HILLY SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PINION SHAFT SHEARED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6712D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6712DRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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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 N6712D · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA99LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSelma, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper touchdown point during landing causing the landing skid to become entangled with the edge of the helipad platform and the resultant rollover and main rotor blade strike of the tow vehicle.NTSB SEA79DYP14Accident · No injuriesClosedWenatchee, WANTSB SEA72DYG40Accident · No injuriesClosedMoses Lake, WANTSB SEA69D0183Accident · No injuriesClosedChelan, WANTSB UNK65X0536Accident · Minor injuriesClosedYuma, AZ