# NTSB NYC67A0028: Bell 47G-5, N8591F, St.James, NY, August 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1966
- Place: St.James, NY · ST.JAMES, NY
- Location: 40.8764° N, 73.1521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8764&lon=-73.1521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0718  66/8/17    ST.JAMES NY         BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5000
        TIME - 0700                    N8591F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- HIGH SINK RATE-LATE FLARE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8591F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8591F-1996-10-11), registration cancelled 1996-10-11, S/N 7812 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8591F (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 NYC96LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA145), Jul 8, 1996: Bell 47G-5 (N8591F), Carver, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual look out for obstacles, which resulted in a collision with wires and the ground.
- [NTSB NYC90DNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA02), Apr 26, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N8591F), Marion, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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