- Date
- August 23, 1980
- Place
- Sunnyside, WA · SUNNYSIDE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73284Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800823036989A
- Case key
- 129493
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1952 80/8/23 SUNNYSIDE,WA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9275 TIME - 0725 N73284 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 7925 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUCK PLATFORM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNNYSIDE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 REMARKS- HIT TRUCK PLATFORM SUPPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73284
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Truck Platform
N73284Registration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine 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 N73284 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI98LA198Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLe Center, MNthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire. A factor associated with the accident was the wire which the helicopter contacted.NTSB CHI91DER05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLasalle, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain. A related factor is the pilot's misjudged altitude above the crop.NTSB SEA73FYG13Accident · 1 fatalClosedSelah, WANTSB SEA71DVQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedSixes, ORNTSB SEA68A0074Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLewiston, ID