# NTSB NYC69F0450: Bell 47G, N1273, Geneseo, NY, May 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1969
- Place: Geneseo, NY · GENESEO, NY
- Location: 42.7990° N, 77.8095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneseo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7990&lon=-77.8095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0450
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0450

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1833   69/5/5    GENESEO,NY          BELL 47G            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1128                    N1273               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 43, 965 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            126 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESEO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  600
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FERTILIZING PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1273](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N GF-11, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-Faulkenberry 47-G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-faulkenberry-47-g) (registry code 1181067) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Geneseo

## Other investigations on N1273 (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 CHI78DET31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET31), Aug 3, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N1273), Petroleum, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76FLG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG51), Sep 8, 1976: Bell 47G (N1273), Ridge Spring, SC, 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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