# NTSB FTW76FPG68: Bell 47B, N163B, Ravenden, AR, June 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Ravenden, AR · RAVENDEN, AR
- Location: 36.2432° N, 91.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravenden, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2432&lon=-91.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1551  76/6/17    RAVENDEN,AR         BELL 47B            CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6900
        TIME - 0800                    N163B               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAVENDEN,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM HIT PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N163B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163B-1992-02-25), registration cancelled 1992-02-25, S/N 17 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760617016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016639A), Jun 17, 1976: Bell 47B3, Ravenden, AR, Substantial damage. Spray boom hit pwr line.

## Other investigations on N163B (4)

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 NYC89DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DNE01), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N163B), Russell, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A PILOT INDUCED LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION, FOLLOWED BY BLADE FLAPPING AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER.
- [NTSB FTW74DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG10), Aug 9, 1973: Bell 47G (N163B), Black Rock, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0060), Jun 25, 1968: Bell 47G (N163B), Garden City, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0038), Jun 25, 1967: Bell 47G (N163B), Creston, IA, 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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