# NTSB NYC71DFA64: Bell 47G4A, N1158W, Elizaville, NY, June 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1971
- Place: Elizaville, NY · ELIZAVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.0509° N, 73.7937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizaville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0509&lon=-73.7937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2084  71/6/15    ELIZAVILLE,NY       BELL 47G4A          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N1158W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 52, 9823 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4038 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZAVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9823                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT REPRTD ENG COUGHING ON PREVIOUS FLTS,APPLIED CARB HT.PLT ENCOUNTERED RAIN 15 MIN PRIOR ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1158W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1158W-1993-03-19), registration cancelled 1993-03-19, S/N 3331 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1158W (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 MIA79FLD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD63), Jul 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N1158W), Loghman, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA69D0223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0223), Oct 5, 1968: Bell 47G2A1 (N1158W), Haines City, FL, 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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