# NTSB MIA72FKQ12: Bell 47D-1, N2794A, Mt Olive, MS, August 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1971
- Place: Mt Olive, MS · MT OLIVE, MS
- Location: 31.7538° N, 89.6559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Olive, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7538&lon=-89.6559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3169  71/8/27    MT OLIVE,MISS       BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3500
        TIME - 1140                    N2794A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1303 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT OLIVE,MISS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 -  290                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- ALT TOO LOW FOR PROPER RCVRY FM AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2794A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2794A-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 462, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2794A (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 CHI73DEA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA37), Jun 5, 1973: Bell 47D-1 (N2794A), Bloomfield, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD70A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0013), Aug 12, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Cherokee, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0074), Jul 17, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Pigeon Forge, TN, 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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