# NTSB SEA69D0011: Bell 47G-2, N366D, Grandview, WA, June 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1968
- Place: Grandview, WA · GRANDVIEW, WA
- Location: 46.2457° N, 119.9080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandview, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2457&lon=-119.9080&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3475  68/6/14    GRANDVIEW,WASH      BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1140
        TIME - 1845                    N366D               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - CHECKING CROPS/TREES/OBSTRUCTIONS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  750                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADED.SETTLED TO GRND DURING PROCEDURE TYPE TURNAROUND WHILE SURVEYING AREA TO BE SPRAYED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N366D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- 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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