# NTSB MKC75FCQ52: Bell 47D1, N7735, Holcomb, KS, June 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1975
- Place: Holcomb, KS · HOLCOMB, KS
- Location: 37.9860° N, 100.9936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holcomb, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9860&lon=-100.9936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCQ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1789  75/6/12    HOLCOMB,KS          BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3238
        TIME - 0830                    N7735               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLCOMB,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3238                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - 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 -  3000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK CROP WITH SPRAY BOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7735](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7735-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N K8117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell - K Copter 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1) (registry code 1180843) (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 19750612013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750612013899A), Jun 12, 1975: Bell 47D1, Holcomb, KS, Substantial damage. Struck crop with spray boom.

## Other investigations on N7735 (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 MKC88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA054), Feb 21, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Nixa, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC81DCQ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ43), Jun 20, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N7735), Sublette, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPA09), Oct 24, 1971: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Carrollton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0497), May 13, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Powell, TX, 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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