# NTSB SEA67A0019: Bell 47G3B1, N73287, Medford, OR, September 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Place: Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0879   66/9/1    MEDFORD OREG        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2583
        TIME - 0940                    N73287              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 453 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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 -  380                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1550                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT SURVEYED THE AREA AND SAW THE WIRES BEFORE HE STARTED TO SPRAY THE ORCHARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73287 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- 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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