# NTSB FTW71DQG51: Bell 47D1, N7734, Hale Center, TX, June 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1970
- Place: Hale Center, TX · HALE CENTER, TX
- Location: 34.0661° N, 101.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hale Center, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0661&lon=-101.8463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2758  70/6/26  NR.HALE CENTER,TEX    BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 264
        TIME - 0730                    N7734               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIELD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALE CENTER,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   25                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT MADE RUNNING T/O,DISSIPATED ROTOR RPM,TAIL ROTOR HIT GND ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7734-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N K-853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell - K Copter 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1) (registry code 1180843) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Field Strip

## Other investigations on N7734 (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 CHI75FEV31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV31), Apr 21, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N7734), Shawneetown, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI72FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV35), May 20, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N7734), Fairfield, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0064), Jun 28, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N7734), Richardson, TX, 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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