# NTSB FTW74FPM29: EL Tomcat 47, N4227A, Zafra, OK, June 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1974
- Place: Zafra, OK · ZAFRA, OK
- Location: 34.5084° N, 94.4886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zafra, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5084&lon=-94.4886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2808  74/6/19    ZAFRA,OKLA          EL TOMCAT 47        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6800
        TIME - 2000                    N4227A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZAFRA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1600                              DENSE WITH TREES
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- NO ENG MLFNCTN FND DRNG INVSTGTN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4227A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227A-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 84, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EL TOMCAT 47
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740619030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619030709A), Jun 19, 1974: Bell 47D1, Zafra, OK, Substantial damage. No eng mlfnctn fnd drng invstgtn

## Other investigations on N4227A (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 MIA79FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ11), Jun 8, 1979: Bell 47D (N4227A), Parchman, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ35), Aug 23, 1977: Bell MK5-B (N4227A), Lambert, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0149), Jun 7, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Newark, MD, 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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