# NTSB NYC82DHD11: Bell 47G, N1002P, New Egypt, NJ, May 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1982, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: New Egypt, NJ
- Location: 40.0651° N, 74.5271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Egypt, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0651&lon=-74.5271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DHD11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71971/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHD11

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - rotor rpm - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO FINISH SPRAYING THE FIELD AND HAD ONLY TWO PASSES REMAINING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. PASSES WERE MADE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH WITH THE WIND FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. AFTER COMPLETING A PASS TO THE SOUTH, HE PULLED UP TO CLEAR TALL TREES AT THE END AND MADE A TURN BACK TO THE NORTH IN PREPARATION TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HEADED BACK TOWARD THE FIELD AND WAS OVER THE TREES WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS HEADING INTO THE TREES. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED REDUCING THE COLLECTIVE TO INCREASE THE ROTOR AND ENGINE RPM, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE DESCENT. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1002P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1002P-2016-07-29), registration cancelled 2016-07-29, S/N 163, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 163
- Airframe hours: 8846
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6V-350A 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Duffey'S Air Crop
- Registered owner: Duffey'S Air Crop
- Departed: NEW EGYPT, NJ
- Destination: NEW EGYPT, NJ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,260 total, 85 in this make and model, 4,470 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19820501013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501013459A), May 1, 1982: Bell 47G, New Egypt, NJ, Destroyed. Main rotors struck a tree on descent from a turn around for another spray run.

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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