- Date
- May 30, 1964
- Place
- Muldoon, ID · MULDOON, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8491EBell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0336 64/5/30 MULDOON ID BELL 47G3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4170 TIME - 0628 N8491E PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 6900 REMARKS- UNEVEN SPRAY FLOW CAUSED LATERAL UNCONTROLABILITY MATERIAL BLOCKING FLOW UNK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8491E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8491ERegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Bell 47G-3BAirframe modelBell 47G-3BEngine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N8491E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA97LA112Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnohomish, WAthe pilot's encounter with of a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) situation, and his subsequent inadequate remedial action. Related factors included: wind conditions that were conducive to an unanticipated right yaw event, and the pilot's limited…NTSB SEA69A0012Accident · No injuriesClosedTwin Falls, ID