- Date
- July 25, 1964
- Place
- Westport, MA · WESTPORT, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73952Bell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182712
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0828 64/7/25 WESTPORT MASS BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 15000 TIME - 0730 N73952 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 604 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING 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-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- NO GROUND SURVEY OF SPRAY AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73952
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage