# NTSB MIA66A0079: Bell 47D1, N17H, Winter Garden, FL, January 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1966
- Place: Winter Garden, FL · WINTER GARDEN, FL
- Location: 28.5412° N, 81.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Garden, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5412&lon=-81.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0002   66/1/7  NR.WINTER GARDEN FLA  BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4350
        TIME - 0955                    N17H                PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1330 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-CLOGGED SPRAY TANK EQUALIZER TUBE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  273                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  103
        REMARKS- 400 LBS OF SPRAY IN LEFT TANK NONE IN RIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N17H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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