# NTSB MKC67A0003: Bell 47G-2, N2820B, St.Paul, MN, July 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1966
- Place: St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0941  66/7/15    ST.PAUL MINN        BELL 47G-2          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1271
        TIME - 1315                    N2820B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 369 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLD CHAMBERLAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   75                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MOSQUITO CONTROL-SPRAYING SEVIN ON SWAMP.       PILOT-SUSPECTED IMPAIRMENT BY TOXIC SUBSTANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2820B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2820B-1993-12-10), registration cancelled 1993-12-10, S/N 1488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wold Chamberlain

## Other investigations on N2820B (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 FTW70FRG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRG32), Mar 31, 1970: Bell 47G-2 (N2820B), Zapata, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2757](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2757), Jul 11, 1964: Bell 47G2 (N2820B), 30 Mi Se Wall, SD, 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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