Event SEA92LA067

1992-04-02 MILTONFREEWATER, Oregon, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N7920S

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 47G-3B-1

TCDS

2H3 · SCOTT'S-BELL 47 INC

Engine

LYCOMING 0-435B (235 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19900313

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AAC1DC

Registrant of record

MEYER KEVIN

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7920S Bell 47G3B1 None

Probable cause & findings

THE INADEQUATE PRELIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THE FILLER HOSE WAS REMOVED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING CONTINUOUS AERIAL APPLICATION FLTS FROM A FIELD SITE, AND HAD LANDED TO REFUEL AND RELOAD CHEMICAL. HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH THE CHEMICAL FILLER HOSE ATTACHED, LOST CONTROL, AND THE ACFT LANDED HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_SEA92LA067.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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