# NTSB SEA71DVQ22: Bell 47G3B, N8455E, Days Creek, OR, April 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1971
- Place: Days Creek, OR · DAYS CREEK, OR
- Location: 42.9705° N, 123.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Days Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9705&lon=-123.1657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DVQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1138   71/4/7    DAYS CREEK,OREG     BELL 47G3B          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N8455E              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 8040 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            477 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYS CREEK,OREG             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8040                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- SERVICE MAN STARTED FILLING SPRAY TANKS AFT ROTOR ENGAGEMENT.PLT TKOF WITH SPRAY HOSE ATCHD TO TNK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8455E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8455E-2018-12-19), registration cancelled 2018-12-19, S/N 2658, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8455E (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 DEN88FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA106), May 7, 1988: Bell 47G-3B1 (N8455E), Cortez, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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