- Date
- May 18, 1979
- Place
- Island City, OR · ISLAND CITY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59520Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790518014059A
- Case key
- 135701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1207 79/5/18 NR.ISLAND CITY,OR BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0545 N59520 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 34, 4521 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 103 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA GRANDE,OR 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 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 - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59520
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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