# NTSB SEA73FYG13: Bell 47-G2A, N73284, Selah, WA, September 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1972
- Place: Selah, WA · SELAH, WA
- Location: 46.6459° N, 120.5436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6459&lon=-120.5436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2627  72/9/23    SELAH WASH          BELL 47-G2A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 5000
        TIME - 1000                    N73284              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKIMA WASH                 LOCAL
        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 - 1100                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73284](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73284-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 2908, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47-G2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (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 N73284 (5)

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 CHI98LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA198), Jun 10, 1998: Bell 47G (N73284), Le Center, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire. A factor associated with the accident was the wire which the helicopter contacted.
- [NTSB CHI91DER05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER05), Jun 11, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N73284), Lasalle, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED ALTITUDE ABOVE THE CROP.
- [NTSB SEA80FYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP34), Aug 23, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N73284), Sunnyside, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA71DVQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ16), Dec 21, 1970: Bell 47G-2 (N73284), Sixes, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68A0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0074-109548), Jun 27, 1968: Bell 47G3B1 (N73284), Lewiston, ID, destroyed

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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