# NTSB NYC69F0178: Bell 47G3B1, N73247, Sipesville, PA, August 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1968
- Place: Sipesville, PA · SIPESVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.0992° N, 79.0911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sipesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0992&lon=-79.0911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4360   68/8/5    SIPESVILLE,PA       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 654
        TIME - 1115                    N73247              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: DROOP STOPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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 - OTHER                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 337 LBS OVER GROSS.LOST RPM DURING CLIMB.BROKEN STOP LET M/R FLAP LOW.PLT GOT OUT,WAS HIT BY M/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73247](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73247-1970-07-27), registration cancelled 1970-07-27, S/N 2799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N73247 (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 MKC66A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0013), Aug 26, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N73247), Altura, MN, 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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