# NTSB NYC70F0049: Bell 47D1, N4250A, Feeding Hlls, MA, June 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1969
- Place: Feeding Hlls, MA · FEEDING HLLS, MA
- Location: 42.0682° N, 72.6787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Feeding Hills, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0682&lon=-72.6787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2448  69/6/30    FEEDING HLLS,MASS   BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 8094
        TIME - 0500                    N4250A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FEEDING HLLS,MASS           FEEDING HLLS,MASS           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM TRAILER WITH R SKID CLAMPED T0 TRAILER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4250A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4250A), registered now, S/N 421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4250A (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 NYC79FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE18), Jun 24, 1979: Bell 47D-1 (N4250A), Ridgefield, CT, 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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