# NTSB NYC71FGM06: Bell 47G, N423A, Penn Run, PA, July 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1970
- Place: Penn Run, PA · PENN RUN, PA
- Location: 40.6187° N, 79.0111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penn Run, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6187&lon=-79.0111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FGM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4254  70/7/27    PENN RUN,PA         BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N423A               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 23, 2414 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENN RUN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        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-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  1407                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTG TO GET CAR TO CLEAR AREA PULLED UP,TURNED,SETTLED WITH PWR,AUTOROTATED INTO OAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N423A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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