# NTSB FTW69F0392: Bell 47D1, N9115R, Denton, TX, February 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1969
- Place: Denton, TX · DENTON, TX
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0392
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0392

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0941  69/2/25    DENTON,TEX          BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2800
        TIME - 1635                    N9115R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1525 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, 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 - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  575
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9115R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9115R), registered now, S/N 93, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9115R (6)

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 BFO95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA084), Aug 22, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's abrupt touchdown while landing in a field. Related factors are the student pilot's failure to attain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, and the flight…
- [NTSB MIA81FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKJ03), Nov 8, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Panama City, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK01), Oct 1, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Johnstown, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FID13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID13), Sep 14, 1971: Bell 47D-1 (N9115R), Millers Tavern, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DIA68A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0012), Sep 21, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Currituck, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0027), Sep 7, 1965: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Sligo, NC, 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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