# NTSB NYC73FID05: Bell 47G-2A, N73219, Floyd, VA, August 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1972
- Place: Floyd, VA · FLOYD, VA
- Location: 36.9122° N, 80.3181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floyd, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9122&lon=-80.3181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FID05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0847   72/8/5    FLOYD,VA            BELL 47G-2A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 6589
        TIME - 0738                    N73219              PX-  1  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLOYD,VA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2200                              MOUNTAINOUS
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT WAS SPRAYING LAND ALONG A POWER LINE.ROTORS HIT ANOTHER PWR LINE 90 DEG TO FLT PATH.CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73219-2000-05-01), registration cancelled 2000-05-01, S/N 2703 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N73219 (3)

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 CHI85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA204), May 22, 1985: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Mantua, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0331), Jan 7, 1969: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Shreveport, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0005), Jul 9, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Slemp, KY, 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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