# NTSB CHI75DEV36: Bell 47D-1, N74121, Carmi, IL, June 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Carmi, IL · CARMI, IL
- Location: 38.0862° N, 88.1721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmi, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0862&lon=-88.1721&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 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEV36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1534   75/6/6    CARMI,IL            BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0740                    N74121              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 46, 5181 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4053 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARMI,IL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  450                               SWAMPY/WATER
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                                        DENSE WITH TREES
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES ACROSS DRAIN DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74121](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74121-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N WH-5006, built 1963 (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 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750606017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606017359A), Jun 6, 1975: Bell 47D1, Carmi, IL, Substantial damage. Hit wires across drain ditch.

## Other investigations on N74121 (5)

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 FTW73FPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPD37), May 21, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Decatur, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD40), May 8, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Glen Rose, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70FPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPA07), Mar 4, 1970: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Howe, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0089), Jun 19, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Hyattville, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0080), May 6, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Albuquerque, NM, 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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