# NTSB CHI80DEM37: Bell 47G2, N2866B, Greenville, MI, July 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1980
- Place: Greenville, MI · GREENVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1796° N, 85.2540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1796&lon=-85.2540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1118  80/7/28    GREENVILLE,MI       BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2642
        TIME - 1700                    N2866B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1735 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2550                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  890
        REMARKS- BEAN PLANTS 12-18IN TALL SURROUNDING LNDG AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2866B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bean 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 19800728036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728036219A), Jul 28, 1980: Bell 47G2, Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. Caught skids in bean vines on takeoff from spray loading area. Helicopter rolled over on ground.

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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