# NTSB CHI80FEI24: Bell 47G, N68630, Middlebranch, OH, June 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1980
- Place: Middlebranch, OH · MIDDLEBRANCH, OH
- Location: 40.8968° N, 81.3322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlebranch, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8968&lon=-81.3322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1125   80/6/5    MIDDLEBRANCH,OH     BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4489
        TIME - 2050                    N68630              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4019 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON/CANTON RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBRANCH,OH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1150                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- ACCD OCRD 8MIN BFR OFFICIAL SUNDOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N68630 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akron/Canton Rgnl

## 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 19800605018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605018269A), Jun 5, 1980: Bell 47G, Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Ag pilot did not see wire and hit wire. Lost control of helicopter.

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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