Plane Crash List

Bell 47J N9398H

20 June 1984 · Cranbury, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 June 1984 at about 00:45 local time, a Bell 47J registered N9398H was involved in an accident near Cranbury, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47J
Registration
N9398H
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
NYC84LA226

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE HELICOPTER HAD MADE 4 SUCCESSFUL SPRAY PASSES DURING THIS SERIES OF RUNS AFTER RELOADING. DURING THE TURN TO START THE FIFTH PASS THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE MADE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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