# NTSB CHI73DEA37: Bell 47D-1, N2794A, Bloomfield, IN, June 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1973
- Place: Bloomfield, IN · BLOOMFIELD, IN
- Location: 39.0261° N, 86.9374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomfield, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0261&lon=-86.9374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1290   73/6/5    BLOOMFIELD,IND      BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2810
        TIME - 1015                    N2794A              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAWNEE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMFIELD,IND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SKID NOT UNCOUPLED FROM TRAILER. ACFT NOT ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2794A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2794A-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 462, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shawnee Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730605013749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730605013749A), Jun 5, 1973: Isenbg OH13EISENB, Bloomfield, IN, Destroyed. Skid not uncoupled from trailer. Acft not engaged in aerial application.

## Other investigations on N2794A (3)

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 MIA72FKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ12), Aug 27, 1971: Bell 47D-1 (N2794A), Mt Olive, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0013), Aug 12, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Cherokee, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0074), Jul 17, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Pigeon Forge, TN, 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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