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| Date: | Thursday 12 September 1991 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Bma Inc. |
| Registration: | N73865 |
| MSN: | 7 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6V350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miltonfreewater, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE RIGHT SIDE SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT ON A TREE WHICH PULLED THE HELICOPTER TO THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO INSURE THERE WAS ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES FOR A SAFE TAKEOFF. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA233
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 16:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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