# NTSB CHI70D0056: Bell 47G-4A, N520PA, Cumberland, KY, June 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1969
- Place: Cumberland, KY · CUMBERLAND, KY
- Location: 36.9864° N, 82.9957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumberland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9864&lon=-82.9957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1788  69/6/19    CUMBERLAND,KY       BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2400
        TIME - 1245                    N520PA              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT TO INSPECT POWERLINES TO BE SPRAYED FOR BRUSH CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N520PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520PA-1981-06-17), registration cancelled 1981-06-17, S/N 7608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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