# NTSB CHI72FEA46: Bell 47D-1, N3087G, Haubstadt, IN, June 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1972
- Place: Haubstadt, IN · HAUBSTADT, IN
- Location: 38.2032° N, 87.5747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haubstadt, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2032&lon=-87.5747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2439   72/6/1    HAUBSTADT,IND       BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8500
        TIME - 1015                    N3087G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAUBSTADT,IND               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT REPTD ENG NOISE AND POWER LOSS - IMPACT & FIRE DAMAGE - NO EVIDENCE OF POWER FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3087G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3087G-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N T-122, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D-1
- Registry model: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3087G (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 UNK65X1496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1496), Jun 7, 1965: Bell Kitz (N3087G), Orange Grove, TX, 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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