# NTSB CHI70FBJ35: Bell 47G-2, N3574, Hart, MI, May 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1970
- Place: Hart, MI · HART, MI
- Location: 43.6920° N, 86.3695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hart, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6920&lon=-86.3695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0700  70/5/27    HART,MICH           BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6824
        TIME - 1700                    N3574               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HART,MICH                   HART,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   37                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  900                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- K-COPTER CONVERSION.PLT FAILED TO CHECK AREA PRIOR TO SPRAYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3574](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3574-1982-09-30), registration cancelled 1982-09-30, S/N K-7033, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell-K-Copter 47G2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g2a) (registry code 1181070) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3574 (1)

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 CHI78FEV25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV25), Apr 7, 1978: Bell 47-G (N3574), Clinton, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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