# NTSB NYC66A0153: Bell 47G-2A, N8458E, Cranbury, NJ, June 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1966
- Place: Cranbury, NJ · CRANBURY, NJ
- Location: 40.3135° N, 74.5202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cranbury, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3135&lon=-74.5202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0538  66/6/19    CRANBURY NJ         BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N8458E              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 35, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLEGARTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PLT MADE RT.DESCENDING TURN.ACFT WOULD NOT RECVR. THICK SPRAY MATERIAL IN SIDE TANKS NOT EQUALIZED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8458E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8458E-2017-10-20), registration cancelled 2017-10-20, S/N 2662, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Applegarth

## Other investigations on N8458E (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 CHI93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA179), May 21, 1993: Bell 47 (N8458E), Berlin, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE THE OBSTRUCTION.
- [NTSB UNK65X0382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0382), Oct 22, 1964: Bell 47G2A (N8458E), Battle Creek, MI, 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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