- Date
- September 8, 1964
- Place
- Canton, MS · CANTON, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3082GBell 47G4
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0869 64/9/8 NR.CANTON MISS BELL 47G4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1937 TIME - 1800 N3082G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1717 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 265
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3082G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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