# NTSB FTW70F0022: Bell 47D1, N3111G, Livingston, LA, June 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1969
- Place: Livingston, LA · LIVINGSTON, LA
- Location: 30.4953° N, 90.7467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4953&lon=-90.7467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2045  69/6/24    LIVINGSTON,LA       BELL 47D1           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1476
        TIME - 0810                    N3111G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   63                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- NO WITNESSES TO CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3111G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3111G-2009-02-03), registration cancelled 2009-02-03, S/N 415, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g) (registry code 1180804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3111G (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 MKC72FCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA30), Jun 10, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N3111G), Dorena, MO, 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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