# NTSB CHI80FEC26: Bell 47D1, N3656F, Munith, MI, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Munith, MI · MUNITH, MI
- Location: 42.3906° N, 84.2505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munith, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3906&lon=-84.2505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2898  80/7/30    MUNITH,MI           BELL 47D1           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3548
        TIME - 1915                    N3656F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1578 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNITH,MI                   JACKSON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1700                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3656F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656F-2002-02-12), registration cancelled 2002-02-12, S/N 307, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19800730034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730034269A), Jul 30, 1980: Bell 47D1, Munith, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot flying at low altitude struck wires and crashed during ferry flight.

## Other investigations on N3656F (1)

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 CHI90DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEC04), Aug 14, 1990: Bell 47 D-1 (N3656F), Stockbridge, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED FROM THE CANOPY FOGGING UP.

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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