# NTSB MIA76FLG07: Bell 47G, N73871, Pinewood, SC, August 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1975
- Place: Pinewood, SC · PINEWOOD, SC
- Location: 33.7394° N, 80.4620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinewood, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7394&lon=-80.4620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2522  75/8/12    PINEWOOD,SC         BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 426
        TIME - 1630                    N73871              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEWOOD,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  160                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  0                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73871](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73871-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N CC1-163, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKII](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-continental-copters-47g-eltomcat-mkii) (registry code 1181062) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, 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 19750812026039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750812026039A), Aug 12, 1975: Bell 47G3B1, Pinewood, SC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73871 (5)

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 ATL90DKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG02), Nov 6, 1989: Bell 47G/Tomcat MK5 (N73871), Elberton, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
- [NTSB ATL82DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLG12), Jul 2, 1982: Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A (N73871), Oswego, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG05), Aug 2, 1971: Bell 47G (N73871), Sumter, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA66A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0008), Jul 12, 1965: Bell Tomcat (N73871), Skene, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1530), Apr 30, 1964: Cont Copter 47G (N73871), Windsor, MO, 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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