- Date
- December 17, 1979
- Place
- Mill City, OR · MILL CITY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55963Aerospatle SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791217035829A
- Case key
- 132951
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3098 79/12/17 NR.MILL CITY,OR AEROSPATLE SA315B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1208 N55963 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 39, 5495 TOTAL HOURS, 130 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILL CITY,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 - SLING LOADED REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT TRACTOR BUCKET DURING FERTILIZER BUCKET REPAIR OPNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55963
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N55963Registered now · Aerospatiale SA315BAirframe modelAerospatiale SA315BEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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