# NTSB DIA68A0003: Bell 47G-2, N6752D, Frisco, NC, July 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1967
- Place: Frisco, NC · FRISCO, NC
- Location: 35.2470° N, 75.5988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frisco, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2470&lon=-75.5988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0396  67/7/26    FRISCO,NC           BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1600
        TIME - 1515                    N6752D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 902 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLY MITCHELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
          EQUIP-RIGHT HOPPER DID NOT DISCHARGE.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  15                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- WAS DISPENSING GRANULAR FERTILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6752D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752D-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 2243, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Billy Mitchell

## Other investigations on N6752D (3)

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 IAD74FID36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID36), May 1, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6752D), Norfolk, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66A0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0111), Apr 4, 1966: Bell 47G-2 (N6752D), Bayside, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0014), Jul 27, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N6752D), Hollywood, MD, substantial damage

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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