# NTSB NYC72FID13: Bell 47D-1, N9115R, Millers Tavern, VA, September 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1971
- Place: Millers Tavern, VA · MILLERS TAVERN, VA
- Location: 37.8282° N, 76.9450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millers Tavern, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8282&lon=-76.9450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FID13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1466  71/9/14    MILLERS TAVERN,VA   BELL 47D-1          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1956
        TIME - 1000                    N9115R              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLERS TAVERN,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1956                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- AUTOPSY FND THE PLT HAD A 95 PCT OCCLUSION OF L ARTERIES,AND A DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9115R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9115R), registered now, S/N 93, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9115R (6)

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 BFO95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA084), Aug 22, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's abrupt touchdown while landing in a field. Related factors are the student pilot's failure to attain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, and the flight…
- [NTSB MIA81FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKJ03), Nov 8, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Panama City, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK01), Oct 1, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Johnstown, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0392), Feb 25, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Denton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0012), Sep 21, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Currituck, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0027), Sep 7, 1965: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Sligo, NC, 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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