# NTSB CHI82DA212: Bell 47G-2A, N364W, Hudsonville, MI, June 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 16, 1982, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Hudsonville, MI
- Location: 42.8611° N, 85.8675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudsonville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8611&lon=-85.8675&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71108/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA212

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS FLYING A SWATH RUN THAT REQUIRED HIM TO FLY UNDER ELECTRIC WIRES NEAR A BLACKTOP COUNTY ROAD. AS THE PILOT WAS COMING OFF THE FIELD AND PASSING UNDER THE WIRES, HE REALIZED HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH A CAR. HE PULLED UP TO AVOID THE CAR AND STRUCK THE WIRES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SEENED THE CAR BEFORE CROSSING UNDER THE WIRES. HE THOUGHT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR HAD SLOWED TO ALLOW THE HELICOPTER TO PROCEED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N364W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364W-1988-12-09), registration cancelled 1988-12-09, S/N 103DB (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 103DB
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-435 260 horsepower unknown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Byron Ag Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: Byron Ag Aviation Inc.
- Departed: HUDSONVILLE, MI
- Destination: HUDSONVILLE, MI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 6,102 total, 5,649 in this make and model, 5,892 as pilot in command, 172 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820616026979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616026979A), Jun 16, 1982: Bell 47G2A, Hudsonville, MI, Substantial damage. Spraying field by flying under wires along a road. Had to pull up to miss a vehicle on the road. Struck wires.

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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