# NTSB MKC68A0038: Bell 47G, N163B, Creston, IA, June 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1967
- Place: Creston, IA · CRESTON, IA
- Location: 41.0603° N, 94.3647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-94.3647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1131  67/6/25  NR.CRESTON,IOWA       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 8000
        TIME - 0710                    N163B               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
                        HILLY
        REMARKS- FUEL USED WAS FROM OLD STORAGE TANK CONTAINING RUSTY WATER.FUEL NOT FILTERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N163B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163B-1992-02-25), registration cancelled 1992-02-25, S/N 17 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N163B (4)

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 NYC89DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DNE01), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N163B), Russell, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A PILOT INDUCED LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION, FOLLOWED BY BLADE FLAPPING AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER.
- [NTSB FTW76FPG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG68), Jun 17, 1976: Bell 47B (N163B), Ravenden, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG10), Aug 9, 1973: Bell 47G (N163B), Black Rock, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0060), Jun 25, 1968: Bell 47G (N163B), Garden City, KS, 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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