# NTSB MIA74DKG74: Bell 47G, N25802, Blue Ridge, GA, April 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1974
- Place: Blue Ridge, GA · BLUE RIDGE, GA
- Location: 34.8665° N, 84.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8665&lon=-84.3219&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 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1328  74/4/10    BLUE RIDGE,GA       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0430                    N25802              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        35, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUE RIDGE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   50                       KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2000
        REMARKS- NIGHT ANTI-FROST HOVERING.SVR VIBRATION EXPERIENCED.ATMTD LDG IN CLEARING.T/R HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25802](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25802-2010-05-03), registration cancelled 2010-05-03, S/N 1154, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740410009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740410009419A), Apr 10, 1974: Bell 47G, Blue Ridge, GA, Substantial damage. Night anti-frost hovering. Svr vibration experienced. Atmtd ldg in clearing.t/r hit trees.

## Other investigations on N25802 (2)

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 DFW07WA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07WA110), May 12, 2007: Bell 47G (N25802), Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78FLG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG34), Aug 16, 1978: Bell 47G (N25802), Murrels Inlet, SC, 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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