# NTSB NYC73FHM12: Bell 47G-4A, N7857S, Cranbury, NJ, September 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1972
- Place: Cranbury, NJ · CRANBURY, NJ
- Location: 40.3135° N, 74.5202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cranbury, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3135&lon=-74.5202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3766  72/9/15    CRANBURY,NJ         BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2700
        TIME - 0730                    N7857S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRANBURY,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - SPINACH                                   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 -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- T/R HIT PILE OF WOODEN BASKET COVERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7857S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7857S-1986-04-26), registration cancelled 1986-04-26, S/N 7574, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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