# NTSB MIA69F0149: Bell 47G, N10175, Merigold, MS, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Merigold, MS · MERIGOLD, MS
- Location: 33.8391° N, 90.7264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merigold, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8391&lon=-90.7264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3033   68/9/2    MERIGOLD,MISS       BELL 47G            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8500
        TIME - 1330                    N10175              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10175](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10175), registered now, S/N 1272, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N10175 (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 ATL87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA229), Aug 10, 1987: Bell 47G (TOM CAT) (N10175), Dothan, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT46), Mar 16, 1971: Bell 47G (N10175), Loxahatchee, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70D0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0009), May 4, 1969: Bell 47G (N10175), Groveland, FL, 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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