# NTSB OAK76DVD36: Bell 47G-5, N6277N, Cloverdale, CA, May 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1976
- Place: Cloverdale, CA · CLOVERDALE, CA
- Location: 38.7948° N, 123.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cloverdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7948&lon=-123.0147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1447  76/5/21    CLOVERDALE,CA       BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0530                    N6277N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        27, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOVERDALE,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6277N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6277N-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 7887, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19760521013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521013039A), May 21, 1976: Bell 47G5, Cloverdale, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6277N (2)

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 LAX78FUQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ40), Aug 17, 1978: Bell 47G-5 (N6277N), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM04), Aug 1, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N6277N), Sligo, PA, 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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