# NTSB FTW72FPD06: Bell 47G-4, N8520F, Grandview, TX, August 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1971
- Place: Grandview, TX · GRANDVIEW, TX
- Location: 32.2684° N, 97.1789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2684&lon=-97.1789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3238  71/8/30    GRANDVIEW,TEX       BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9010
        TIME - 1900                    N8520F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TEX               GRANDVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASS OVER COTTON FLD FOR INSPECTION,SKIDS,TAIL ROTOR HIT CROP,LOST DRCTNL CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8520F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520F-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 3365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8520F (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 ANC70F0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0016), Jun 5, 1969: Bell 47J-2A (N8520F), Manly Ht Sps, AK, 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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