# NTSB NYC66A0131: Bell 47G-5, N8599F, Hickory, PA, May 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1966
- Place: Hickory, PA · HICKORY, PA
- Location: 40.2957° N, 80.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2957&lon=-80.3051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0332  66/5/13    HICKORY PA          BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 6500
        TIME - 1330                    N8599F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3850 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
            6                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8599F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8599F-2001-01-22), registration cancelled 2001-01-22, S/N 7808 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8599F (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 MKC76FCG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG98), Sep 22, 1976: Bell 47G-5 (N8599F), King City, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC69F0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0141), Jun 25, 1968: Bell 47G-5 (N8599F), King City, 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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