# NTSB CHI67A0131: Bell 47G, N208B, Hudsonville, MI, June 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1967
- Place: Hudsonville, MI · HUDSONVILLE, MI
- Location: 42.8611° N, 85.8675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudsonville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8611&lon=-85.8675&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1049  67/6/13    HUDSONVILLE,MICH    BELL 47G            CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1628                    N208B               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 22, 312 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    3                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  670                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- WIRE ENTANGLED ON ACFT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLT WAS SPRAYING CELERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N208B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208B-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 27 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Granville

## Other investigations on N208B (6)

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.

- [NTSB MKC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA080), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N208B), Osage Beech, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD46), Dec 14, 1973: EL Tomcat 47 (N208B), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD07), Aug 18, 1972: Bell Tomcat 47D (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0145), Jul 30, 1969: Bell 47-G (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0460), May 1, 1969: Bell 47G (N208B), Clermont, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2849](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2849), Jul 15, 1964: Bell 47G (N208B), White River, SD, 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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