- Date
- April 7, 1978
- Place
- Goldendale, WA · GOLDENDALE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N41721Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780407010249A
- Case key
- 142287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0817 78/4/7 GOLDENDALE,WA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3234 TIME - 0830 N41721 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 3069 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDENDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLDENDALE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 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 - 2000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41721
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goldendale
N41721Registration cancelled Dec 26, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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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 N41721 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA89LA098Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuena, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout and clearance to avoid the power lines.NTSB SEA83LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZillah, WAThe rotorcraft made a hard landing after colliding with trees during an autorotation. The acft had experienced an enginefailure while on a repositioning flight between aerial application operations and was forced to land. The acft was autorotated into an…