- Date
- May 19, 1981
- Place
- Aberdeen, WA · ABERDEEN, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9457Bell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810519026839A
- Case key
- 126020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1012 81/5/19 NR.ABERDEEN,WA BELL 47G-4A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1997 TIME - 1115 N9457 PX- 1 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 352 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABERDEEN,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 325 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED DURING SITE RELOCATION.NO CHEM ABOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9457
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9457Registration cancelled Feb 19, 2004 · Bell 47G-4AAirframe modelBell 47G-4AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 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.