# NTSB CHI77FET11: Bell 47G2, N90836, Kentland, IN, March 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1977
- Place: Kentland, IN · KENTLAND, IN
- Location: 40.7740° N, 87.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kentland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7740&lon=-87.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2320  77/3/25  NR.KENTLAND,IN        BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 480
        TIME - 1455                    N90836              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J.T.COPTERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KENTLAND,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  300                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  690
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90836](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90836-1992-05-15), registration cancelled 1992-05-15, S/N JT001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J.T.Copters

## 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 19770325005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325005829A), Mar 25, 1977: Bell 47G2, Kentland, IN, Substantial damage

## 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 CHI75FEA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA21), May 11, 1975: Townsend 47G2 (N90836), Earl Park, IN, destroyed

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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