# NTSB MIA69F0460: Bell 47G, N208B, Clermont, FL, May 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1969
- Place: Clermont, FL · CLERMONT, FL
- Location: 28.5241° N, 81.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5241&lon=-81.7236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0460

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1234   69/5/1    CLERMONT,FLA        BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1317
        TIME - 0100                    N208B               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  228                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  130                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ACFT MODIFIED TO EL TOMCAT,MARK V.TERRAIN,ROWS OF ORANGE TREES 25 FT APART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N208B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208B-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 27 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N208B (6)

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 MKC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA080), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N208B), Osage Beech, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD46), Dec 14, 1973: EL Tomcat 47 (N208B), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD07), Aug 18, 1972: Bell Tomcat 47D (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0145), Jul 30, 1969: Bell 47-G (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67A0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0131), Jun 13, 1967: Bell 47G (N208B), Hudsonville, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2849](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2849), Jul 15, 1964: Bell 47G (N208B), White River, SD, 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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