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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-1977 72/5/12 ACCORD,MASS BELL 47D CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
TIME - 0558 N177B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 52, 16871 TOTAL
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4271 IN TYPE, NOT
INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - S.WEYMOUTH NAS
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
ACCORD,MASS LOCAL
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
SPECIAL DATA
TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3872 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED
GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER
ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 160 DENSE WITH TREES
SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM