# NTSB MIA75DKG49: Bell 205A1, N59441, Homerville, GA, November 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Homerville, GA · HOMERVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.0382° N, 82.7421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homerville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0382&lon=-82.7421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3858  74/11/29   HOMERVILLE,GA       BELL 205A1          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1726
        TIME - 1300                    N59441              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMERVILLE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1900                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- WHILE LIFTING EXT SLING LOAD,SLING CAUGHT ON SKID.ASYMETRICAL CG CAUSED LOSS OF CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59441](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59441-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 30153, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Registry model: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41552, turbo-shaft) (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 19741129040479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129040479A), Nov 29, 1974: Bell 205A1, Homerville, GA, Substantial damage. While lifting ext sling load,sling caught on skid. Asymetrical CG caused loss of ctl.

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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