# NTSB IAD75DID05: Bell 47G-2A, N74098, Horntown, VA, September 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: Horntown, VA · HORNTOWN, VA
- Location: 37.9688° N, 75.4573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horntown, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9688&lon=-75.4573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DID05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3417  74/9/13    HORNTOWN,VA         BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3522
        TIME - 1230                    N74098              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3442 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORNTOWN,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  270                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- CTCTD SLT DWN SLOPE ON SOFT EARTH IN FLD OF SOY BEANS.MAIN ROTOR HIT TAILBOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N74098 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19740913035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913035649A), Sep 13, 1974: Bell 47G2A, Horntown, VA, Substantial damage. Ctctd slt dwn slope on soft earth in fld of soy beans. Main rotor hit tailboom.

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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