# NTSB MKC76FCQ12: Bell 47G3B1, N73976, Ingalls, KS, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Ingalls, KS · INGALLS, KS
- Location: 37.8286° N, 100.4533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ingalls, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8286&lon=-100.4533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2537  75/8/23    INGALLS,KS          BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 11280
        TIME - 2000                    N73976              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INGALLS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INGALLS,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1280                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRE DESTROYED INST GAUGE LINES.DID NOT DESTROY INTEGRITY OF FLUID CARRYING LINES IN ENG COMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73976 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ingalls Muni

## 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 19750823027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823027899A), Aug 23, 1975: Bell 47G3B1, Ingalls, KS, Destroyed. Fire destroyed inst gauge lines. Did not destroy integrity of fluid carrying lines in eng comp.

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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