# NTSB MIA70F0090: Bell 47D1, N54154, Belzoni, MS, July 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1969
- Place: Belzoni, MS · BELZONI, MS
- Location: 33.1805° N, 90.4863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belzoni, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1805&lon=-90.4863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2293  69/7/30    BELZONI,MISS        BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 12020
        TIME - 1600                    N54154              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 352 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
         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-NOT 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 - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- L ANTI TORQUE PEDAL CONTROL LOST DURING PROCEDURE TURNAROUND APRX 30 FT AGL. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54154](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54154-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N HRB-1, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell-Regan 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-regan-47d1) (registry code 118084R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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