# NTSB DIA70F0019: Bell 47G, N138B, Newsoms, VA, June 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1969
- Place: Newsoms, VA · NEWSOMS, VA
- Location: 36.6262° N, 77.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newsoms, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6262&lon=-77.1248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70F0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1922  69/6/30    NEWSOMS,VA          BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 958
        TIME - 1500                    N138B               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        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 - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- SPRAYING WATERMELONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N138B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138B-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 58, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3) (registry code 1180606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N138B (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 NYC67A0163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0163), May 17, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N138B), West Grove, PA, 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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