# NTSB SEA70F0019: Bell 47G, N964B, Stanwood, WA, June 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1969
- Place: Stanwood, WA · STANWOOD, WA
- Location: 48.2451° N, 122.3422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanwood, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2451&lon=-122.3422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2172  69/6/18    STANWOOD,WASH       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1700
        TIME - 1200                    N964B               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  525                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  28
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N964B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964B-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 1298, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N964B (1)

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 SEA74AYE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AYE04), Jul 7, 1973: Bell 47D (N964B), Anacortes, WA, 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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