# NTSB ATL81DLA11: Bell 47G-2, N2508, Quitman, GA, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- Place: Quitman, GA · QUITMAN, GA
- Location: 30.7845° N, 83.5605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7845&lon=-83.5605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1889  81/8/31    QUITMAN,GA          BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2877
        TIME - 1110                    N2508               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUITMAN,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- STRUCK COTTON CROP WHILE PRIMING SPRAY PUMP.PLT SAID HE WAS EXPOSED TO CHEM BFR FLT,EXTENT UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2508 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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