- Date
- March 31, 1964
- Place
- Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10194Bell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0111 64/3/31 WALLA WALLA WASH BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4100 TIME - 1400 N10194 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10194
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N10194 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX84LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatsonville, CAThe plt reported that he was making a swath run at the edge of the field when he apchd a standpipe. He applied control pressure to avoid the obstruction, but the outer 3 inches of the rotor blades struck the standpipe. The helicopter contacted the ground…NTSB LAX82DA051Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWatsonville, CADuring a preceding spray operation, the pilot noted that some of the spray nozzles were not functioning properly. He flushed the tanks with fresh water and partially refilled them with water to perform an airborne nozzle check. While performing the check at…NTSB LAX73DVA30Accident · No injuriesClosedRichgrove, CANTSB OAK71FVA10Accident · No injuriesClosedExeter, CANTSB SEA70D0072Accident · No injuriesClosedWilder, ID