ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384000
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Date: | Friday 2 July 1982 |
Time: | 17:25 LT |
Type: | Continental Copters El Tomcat Mk V-A |
Owner/operator: | Ac Rotor Inc |
Registration: | N73871 |
MSN: | CCI163 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1339 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435 AIF |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Oswego, SC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Dalzell, SC |
Destination airport: | Dalzell, SC |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO STUDY COTTON FIELDS THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO SPRAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HE STATED THAT DURING A LANDING APPROACH ON A FARM FIELD ROAD, A WASP LANDED ON HIS LEFT ARM AND STARTED STINGING. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE ROTOR RPM TO DROP, AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE DEVELOPED, AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL82DLG12 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL82DLG12
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Apr-2024 06:39 |
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