- Date
- August 4, 1964
- Place
- Jordan Valley, OR · JORDAN VALLEY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N30856Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0603 64/8/4 NR.JORDAN VALLEY ORE BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7500 TIME - 0705 N30856 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CLOVER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30856
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed