# NTSB NYC74DFJ35: Bell 47D1, N210B, Palermo, NY, June 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1974
- Place: Palermo, NY · PALERMO, NY
- Location: 43.3651° N, 76.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palermo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3651&lon=-76.2824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DFJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2109   74/6/8    PALERMO,NY          BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1919
        TIME - 1630                    N210B               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1807 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT TALL GRASS ON TKOF.M/R BLADES HIT GND.PLT SURVEYING FLD FOR FUTURE OPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N210B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740608018629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740608018629A), Jun 8, 1974: Bell 47D1, Palermo, NY, Substantial damage. Spray boom caught tall grass on tkof.m/r blades hit gnd. Plt surveying fld for future opn.

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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