# NTSB SEA72FYC33: Bell 47G-5, N1420, Albany, OR, April 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1972
- Place: Albany, OR · ALBANY, OR
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1563  72/4/19  NR.ALBANY,OREG        BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N1420               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   44, 8175 TOTAL HOURS, 575
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RELOADING AREA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALBANY,OREG                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- PLT CONCENTRATING ON ACFT INSTRUMENTS GOT TOO HIGH,HIT WIRES INSTEAD OF GOING UND AS ON PRIOR TKOF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1420 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Reloading Area

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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