# NTSB CHI75FEA21: Townsend 47G2, N90836, Earl Park, IN, May 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Earl Park, IN · EARL PARK, IN
- Location: 40.6856° N, 87.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earl Park, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6856&lon=-87.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1062  75/5/11    EARL PARK,IN        TOWNSEND 47G2       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1908
        TIME - 2020                    N90836              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EARL PARK,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD PAST 4 DAYS WAS VERY HECTIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90836](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90836-1992-05-15), registration cancelled 1992-05-15, S/N JT001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOWNSEND 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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 19750511012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511012389A), May 11, 1975: Bell 47G2, Earl Park, IN, Destroyed. Plt rptd past 4 days was very hectic.

## Other investigations on N90836 (2)

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 CHI90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA067), Jan 17, 1990: Bell 47-G2 (N90836), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HELICOPTER STUDENT'S IPROPER USE OF THE COLLECTIVE PITCH LEVER DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE, THE RELATIVELY HIGH WIND, AND INADVERTENT LIFTOFF OF THE…
- [NTSB CHI77FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET11), Mar 25, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N90836), Kentland, IN, 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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