# NTSB DIA68D0204: Bell 47G5, N7841S, Asheville, NC, May 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1968
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0961   68/5/9    ASHEVILLE,NC        BELL 47G5           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7750
        TIME - 1715                    N7841S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER                             TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK HOPPER TRUCK AFTER RELEASING EMPTY HOPPER FROM SLING AND MOVING AWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7841S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7841S), registered now, S/N 7862, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (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

## Other investigations on N7841S (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 CHI82DA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA171), May 17, 1982: Bell 47G-5 (N7841S), Sublette, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70FLA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FLA11), Mar 23, 1970: Bell 47G-5 (N7841S), Jasper, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0053), Jul 5, 1969: Bell 47G-5 (N7841S), Hampton, TN, destroyed

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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