# NTSB MIA76FLG51: Bell 47G, N1273, Ridge Spring, SC, September 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1976
- Place: Ridge Spring, SC · RIDGE SPRING, SC
- Location: 33.8449° N, 81.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridge Spring, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8449&lon=-81.6609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3059   76/9/8    RIDGE SPRING,SC     BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3500
        TIME - 1000                    N1273               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGE SPRING,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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
        REMARKS- ENG SPRAG MOUNT ATTACHMENTS SEPARATED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATIONS. CRASH LNDD IN LVL PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1273](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N GF-11, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-Faulkenberry 47-G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-faulkenberry-47-g) (registry code 1181067) (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

## 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 19760908028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908028299A), Sep 8, 1976: Bell 47G3B1, Ridge Spring, SC, Substantial damage. Eng sprag mount attachments separated causing severe vibrations. Crash lndd in lvl plowed fld.

## Other investigations on N1273 (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 CHI78DET31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET31), Aug 3, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N1273), Petroleum, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC69F0450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0450), May 5, 1969: Bell 47G (N1273), Geneseo, NY, destroyed, 1 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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