# NTSB MIA76DLA48: Bell 47D-1, N74123, Lake Butler, FL, May 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1976
- Place: Lake Butler, FL · LAKE BUTLER, FL
- Location: 30.0177° N, 82.3434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Butler, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0177&lon=-82.3434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2476  76/5/21    LAKE BUTLER,FL      BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2147
        TIME - 1815                    N74123              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAILER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE BUTLER,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   80                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - 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 -  80
        REMARKS- KIND OF CROP,MELONS. PILOT MADE TAKEOFF WITH ACFT CHAINED TO TRAILER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74123](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74123-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N WH5008, built 1963 (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 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trailer

## 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 19760521019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521019959A), May 21, 1976: Bell 47D1, Lake Butler, FL, Substantial damage. Kind of crop,melons. Pilot made takeoff with acft chained to Trailer.

## Other investigations on N74123 (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 MIA78FKG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG74), Aug 19, 1978: Bell 47D1 (N74123), Hartwell, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA08), Aug 21, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N74123), Monticello, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67A0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0071), Mar 25, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N74123), Martinez, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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