# NTSB LAX70FUM10: Bell 47G5, N6278N, Brawley, CA, June 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1970
- Place: Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2398   70/6/8  NR.BRAWLEY,CALIF      BELL 47G5           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4200
        TIME - 1515                    N6278N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCONNELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIELD STRIP,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   80                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTS DIR CTL PROBLEM.NO PREIMPACT FAILURE EVIDENCE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6278N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6278N-1974-06-11), registration cancelled 1974-06-11, S/N 7889, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oconnell Field

## Other investigations on N6278N (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 DEN74FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA03), Jul 8, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N6278N), Albuquerque, NM, 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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