- Date
- April 26, 1979
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6712DBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790426007769A
- Case key
- 136544
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0668 79/4/26 NR.WENATCHEE,WA BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0900 N6712D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 27, 3018 TOTAL HOURS, 37 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENATCHEE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 261 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 - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
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 SEA76DYG74Accident · No injuriesClosedCashmere, WANTSB SEA72DYG40Accident · No injuriesClosedMoses Lake, WANTSB SEA69D0183Accident · No injuriesClosedChelan, WANTSB UNK65X0536Accident · Minor injuriesClosedYuma, AZ