# NTSB MIA70F0145: Bell 47-G, N208B, Winter Garden, FL, July 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1969
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2857  69/7/30    WINTER GARDEN,FLA   BELL 47-G           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3998
        TIME - 1145                    N208B               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER GARDEN,FLA           WINTER GARDEN,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  130
        REMARKS- EL TOMCAT.OUTER RACE OF T/R DRIVE BEARING,P/N47-645-088-1 NOT INSTALLED IN GEAR BOX.
```

## 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 47-G
- 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 MIA69F0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0460), May 1, 1969: Bell 47G (N208B), Clermont, 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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