# NTSB MIA70F0019: Bell 47G-4, N1415W, Gunterville, AL, April 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1969
- Place: Gunterville, AL · GUNTERVILLE, AL
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2668  69/4/15    GUNTERVILLE,ALA     BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N1415W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 35, 6205 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3520 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUNTERVILLE,ALA             GUNTERVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER                               ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  600
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE,FELT ACFT SHUDDER THEN LOST CONTROL.SANK IN LAKE BEING SPRAYED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1415W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1415W-1990-03-15), registration cancelled 1990-03-15, S/N 7661 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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