# NTSB DEN68F0250: Bell 47G3B1, N8462E, Clovis, NM, April 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1968
- Place: Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Location: 34.4386° N, 103.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4386&lon=-103.1942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0250
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0952  68/4/12    CLOVIS,N MEX        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2904
        TIME - 1330                    N8462E              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4100                PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8462E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8462E-1996-10-07), registration cancelled 1996-10-07, S/N 2634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8462E (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 MIA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA058), Jan 17, 1995: Bell 47G-3B (N8462E), Natchez, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER BY THE PILOT FOR HIS FAILURE TO SEPARATE THE DOLLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING FLIGHT.

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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