# NTSB MKC65A0072: Bell 47G2, N2813B, Brooklyn Prk, MN, June 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1965
- Place: Brooklyn Prk, MN · BROOKLYN PRK, MN
- Location: 45.1109° N, 93.3491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn Park, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1109&lon=-93.3491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0239  65/6/10    BROOKLYN PRK MINN   BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0620                    N2813B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 27, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  320                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  900                               SWAMPY/WATER
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- GROUND SPOTTER DID NOT ADVISE PILOT OF WIRES IN SPRAY AREA DURING SPRAY DIRECTIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2813B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2813B-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 1486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystal

## Other investigations on N2813B (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 MKC69F0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0086), Aug 1, 1968: Bell 47G-2 (N2813B), Interior, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67A0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0078), Jun 10, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N2813B), West Plains, MO, destroyed

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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