# NTSB NYC67A0163: Bell 47D1, N138B, West Grove, PA, May 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1967
- Place: West Grove, PA · WEST GROVE, PA
- Location: 39.8202° N, 75.8285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8202&lon=-75.8285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0214  67/5/17    WEST GROVE,PA       BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1221
        TIME - 0930                    N138B               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON PA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   20                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- AS PLT WAS CHECKING SPRAY BOOM GROUND CLEARANCE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TREE LIMB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N138B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138B-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 58, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47B3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3) (registry code 1180606) (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
- Airport: New London Pa.

## Other investigations on N138B (1)

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 DIA70F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0019), Jun 30, 1969: Bell 47G (N138B), Newsoms, VA, 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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